Ras Atiya

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Ras Atiya
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic خربة رأس عطيّه
  Also spelled Ras Atiya (official)
Khirbat Ras Atiya (unofficial)
Map of the path of the separation barrier around the Qalqilya and Hableh-Ras Atiya enclaves
Ras Atiya
Location of Ras Atiya within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°09′31.32″N 34°59′26.89″E / 32.1587000°N 34.9908028°E / 32.1587000; 34.9908028Coordinates: 32°09′31.32″N 34°59′26.89″E / 32.1587000°N 34.9908028°E / 32.1587000; 34.9908028
Governorate Qalqilya
Government
  Type Village Council
Population (2006)
  Jurisdiction 1,599
Name meaning The hill-top of ’Ata[1]

Ras Atiya (Arabic: خربة رأس عطيّه) is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the Western area of the West Bank, located 27 kilometers South of Tulkarm and 11 kilometers South of Qalqiliya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,599 inhabitants in 2006.[2]

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