Qaryut

Qaryout
Other transcription(s)
 • Arabic قريوت
 • Also spelled Qaryout (official)
Karyut (unofficial)
Qaryout
Location of Qaryout within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates:
Governorate Nablus
Government
 • Type Village Council
Population (2006)
 • Jurisdiction 2,469

Qaryout (Arabic: قريوت‎) is a Palestinian village of nearly 2,500 in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 28 kilometers (17 mi) southeast of Nablus. Western travelers identified Qaryut with the ancient Coreae.[1]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Qaryut had a population of 2,469 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[2]

References

Bibliography

  • The Comparative Geography of Palestine and the Sinaitic Peninsula, T. & T. Clark, 1886