Beit Furik
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| Beit Furik | |
| Arabic | بيت فوريك |
| Government | Municipality |
| Also Spelled | Bayt Furik (officially) |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Population | 10,400 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction | dunams |
Beit Furik (Arabic: بيت فوريك) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers southeast of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,400 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1] During the 1800s and mid-1900s, Beit Furik was the main supplier of lime to the Nabulsi soap industry based in Nablus.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Soap, Class, and State (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California.
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