| Qila | |
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Qila
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| Coordinates: | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
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| • Type | Village Council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 918 |
Qila (Arabic: ) is a Palestinian village located eleven kilometers north-west of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 918 in mid-year 2006.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are at Qila designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1 and at Beit Ula, Kharas or Nuba where the healthcare is at level 2.[2]
Many scholars identify Qila with the biblical Keilah, mentioned in 1 Samuel.[3]
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