Zababdeh
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Zababdeh | |
Arabic | الزبابده |
Government | Village Council (from 1995) |
Also Spelled | al-Zababida (officially)
az-Zubabdeh (unofficially) |
Governorate | Jenin |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Population | 3,850 (2006) |
Jurisdiction | 5,719 dunams (5.7 km²) |
Zababdeh (Arabic: الزبابده) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 15km southeast of Jenin and 2km from the Arab American University of Jenin. Its jurisdiction consists of 5,719 dunams, three-fifths being covered with olive and fig groves.[1] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics it had a population of approximately 3,850 in 2006 of which roughly two-thirds are Christians, and by law the mayor has to be a Christian.