Urif
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| ’Urif | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عوريف |
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  ’Urif | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′34″N 35°13′23″E / 32.15944°N 35.22306°ECoordinates: 32°09′34″N 35°13′23″E / 32.15944°N 35.22306°E | |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,839 |
Urif (Arabic: عوريف) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers South of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,839 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]
History
In the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate of Palestine authorities, Urif had 103 occupied houses and a population of 402 Muslims and 1 Christian.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Guérin, Victor (1875). Description Géographique, Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. "Seconde partie -Samarie" ("Tome II"). Unknown parameter
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