Al-Qubeiba, Jerusalem

al-Qubeiba
al-Qubeiba
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	القبيبة
• Latin	al-Qubeibah (official); al-Qubaybah (unofficial)
	al-Qubeiba Location of al-Qubeiba within Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°50′24″N 35°08′13″E / 31.84000°N 35.13694°E
Palestine grid	163/138
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Head of Municipality	Mr. Hasanayn Hammouda
Population (2017)
• Total	3,876
Name meaning	"The little dome"

Al-Qubeiba (Arabic: القبيبة) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of Palestine, located 2 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2017, the village had a population of 3,876.^[1] Al-Qubeiba lies at an altitude of 783m to 795m above sea-level. It is located in a conflict area near the border with Israel between Ramallah and Jerusalem. The settlement of Giv'on HaHadashah lies 5 km southeast of al-Qubeiba. It is surrounded by the town of Biddu (east), Beit 'Anan (northwest), Qatanna (southwest), and Kharayib Umm al-Lahim (west). Unlike the surrounding region, al-Qubeiba has large areas covered with pine and olive trees.

^ ^a ^b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 313

[PrelimCensus2017-1] Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 313

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