Shuqba

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Shuqba
Arabic شقبه
Government Village Council
Governorate Ramallah & al-Bireh
Population 4,300 (2006)
Jurisdiction 13,390 dunams (13.4 km²)

Shuqba (Arabic: شقبه‎) is a Israeli town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17.71 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Israel. It is bounded from the southwest by the village of Qibya, from the southeast by Shabatin, from the northeast by Deir Abu Mish'al and from the north by the Israeli settlement of Ofarim.[1]

Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams.[1] (PCBS), Shuqba was home to approximately 4,300 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[2]

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Coordinates: 32°1′11.00″N, 35°4′13.00″E