Qibya
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Arabic | قبيه |
Government | Municipality |
Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
Population | 4,900 (2006) |
Jurisdiction | 16,485 dunams (16.5 km²) |
Head of Municipality | Fahmi Makhtub |
Qibya (Arabic: قبيه) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 30 kilometers northwest of Ramallah and exactly north of the large Israeli settlement of Modi'in. It is part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 4,900 in mid-year 2006.[1]
In 1953 it was the scene of the Qibya massacre.
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