Ras Atiya

Ras Atiya
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	رأس عطيّه 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°ECoordinates: 32°09′31.32″N 34°59′26.89″E / 32.1587000°N 34.9908028°E
Governorate	Qalqilya
Government
• Type	Village council
Population (2006)
• Jurisdiction	1,599
Name meaning	The hill-top of ’Ata[1]

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

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 240
2. Projected Mid -Year Population for Qalqiliya Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Bibliography

• Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

External link

• Welcome To Khirbat Ras Atiya
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA, Wikimedia commons
• Ras 'Atiya (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities) (Fact Sheet), ARIJ
• Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities), ARIJ
• Ras ‘Atiya, areal photo, ARIJ