Silwad

Silwad () is a Palestinian town located north-east of Ramallah, about 5 km away from the Nablus-Jerusalem highway of the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. Silwad's altitude is about 851 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 6,342 inhabitants in 2017.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Silwad
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: سلواد
Settlement.type: Municipality type B
Settlement.image_skyline: Silwad68.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A view of Silwad from a hillside
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Silwad within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 174/154
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ramallah and al-Bireh
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Head of Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam

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Wikidata facts

Area: 18.8
Image: Silwad69.jpg

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Contents

Etymology
Climate
Location
History
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
1967-present
Land confiscation
3 March 2002 incident
24 October 2014 incident
Culture
Demographics
Notable people from Silwad
References
Bibliography
External links

Silwad is thought to have been built upon ruins dating back to the Mamluk and Early Ottoman eras. During the Ottoman period, it was primarily inhabited by people of Bedouin origin. It was previously recorded under the name of "Lisan el-Wadi".