Ya'bad | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | يعبد |
• Latin | Yabad (official) |
![]() Skyline of Ya'bad, Palestine | |
Location of Ya'bad within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°26′48″N 35°10′13″E / 32.44667°N 35.17028°E | |
Palestine grid | 166/205 |
State | ![]() |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Head of Municipality | Samer Abu Baker |
Area | |
• Total | 21,622 dunams (21.6 km2 or 8.3 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 16,012 |
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Yabid, p.n.[2] |
Ya'bad (Arabic: يعبد) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers west of Jenin, in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine. It is a major agricultural town, with most of its land covered with olive groves and grain fields. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 13,640 in 2007 and 16,012 in 2017.[1][3] Its mayor is Samer Abu Baker who was elected in 2005.[4] The Israeli settlement of Mevo Dotan is built on Ya'bad's land.[5]
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