Beit Furik

Beit Furik
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic بيت فوريك
  Also spelled Bayt Furik (official)

View of Beit Furik, 2008
Beit Furik

Location of Beit Furik within the Palestinian Territories

Coordinates: 32°10′37″N 35°20′11″E / 32.17694°N 35.33639°E / 32.17694; 35.33639Coordinates: 32°10′37″N 35°20′11″E / 32.17694°N 35.33639°E / 32.17694; 35.33639
Palestine grid 181/175
Governorate Nablus
Government
  Type City
Population (2007)
  Jurisdiction 10,339

Beit Furik (Arabic: بيت فوريك) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers southeast of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,339 inhabitants in 2007.[1] During the 19th century and mid-20th century, Beit Furik was the main supplier of lime to the Nabulsi soap industry based in Nablus.[2]

References

  1. 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.110.
  2. Soap, Class, and State (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California.

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