Qila, Hebron
| Qila | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
  Qila Location of Qila within the Palestinian Territories | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′58.66″N 35°00′10.96″E / 31.6162944°N 35.0030444°ECoordinates: 31°36′58.66″N 35°00′10.96″E / 31.6162944°N 35.0030444°E | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • 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]
Footnotes
- ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ West Bank Health care
- ↑ David Toshio Tsumura, The First Book of Samuel (NICOT; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007), 550.
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