Salfit
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Salfit () is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Salfit Governorate. It is located adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Salfit had a population of 10,911 in 2017. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Salfit, located in Area A, has been administered by the Palestinian National Authority, while continuing under Israeli military occupation.
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Place details
- Locality
- سلفيت
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 11,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Salfit
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Latin
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Salfit (official)Salfeet (unofficial)
- Settlement.type
- Municipality type A
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Salfit2024.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- General view of Salfit, 2024
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- File:Salfitlogo.jpg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Municipal logo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- West Bank#Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Salfit within the West Bank##Location of Salfit within Palestine
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
- Settlement.grid_position
- 166/165
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- State of Palestine
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
بلدية سلفيت
بلدية سلفيت هي ضمن هيئة حكم محلي تعمل وفق أنظمة وقوانين محددة وتحمل تصنيف أ بحسب تصنيف وزارة الحكم المحلي وتصنيف ++أ بحسب معايير تقييم الاداء لدى صندوق تطوير واقراض الهيئات المحلية .
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- سلفيت
- Demonym
- سلفيتية
- Population
- 10911
- Area
- 23062
- Elevation
- 570
- Official website
- www.salfeet.org
- Image
- Salfit 6-2018.jpg
- Calling code
- +970
- Dialing code
- +9709
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- Commons category
- Salfit
- postal code
- 390
- nickname
- مدينة الزيتون
- Commons gallery
- Salfit
- speed limit
- 50
- P12749
- Seleucus III Ceraunus
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman era
- Modern era
- British mandate
- Jordanian occupation
- Israeli rule
- Demographics
- Economy
- Water treatment plant
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Salfit () is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Salfit Governorate. It is located adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Salfit had a population of 10,911 in 2017. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Salfit, located in Area A, has been administered by the Palestinian National Authority, while continuing under Israeli military occupation.
==Etymology== According to Edward Henry Palmer, the name was possibly from "levelled sown field".
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