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Deir Qaddis ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank , located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of approximately 1,942 inhabitants in 2007.1 The town consists of 8,207 dunams , of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip , 8.9% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority , but Israel still retains full control of 91.1% of the town.2Deir Qaddis meaning the "monastery of saints" takes its name from a Crusader monastery in the village site in the mid-1100s. It retained its Arabicized name after Muslim forces recaptured the town in 1187. The town, today, contains a mosque , three schools (two primary and one secondary), two medical clinics and a sports club. The town's prominent families are Husain,Qattosa,Nasser, Abu Zeid, Hamada, Awadh, Abu Laban and Kreish.3
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Palestinian Authority municipality Deir Qaddis ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank , located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of approximately 1,942 inhabitants in 2007. The town consists of 8,207 dunams , of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip , 8.9% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority , but Israel still retains full control of 91.1% of the town.
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Municipality type D in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Deir Qaddis ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank , located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of approximately 1,942 inhabitants in 2007. The town consists of 8,207 dunams , of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of 1995 accords , 7.7% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority for civil affairs, so-called Area B , but Israel still retains full control of 92.3% of the town, being in Area C .
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Municipality type D in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Deir Qaddis ( ) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the central West Bank , located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of approximately 1,942 inhabitants in 2007. The town consists of 8,207 dunams , of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of 1995 accords , 7.7% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority for civil affairs, so-called Area B , but Israel still retains full control of 92.3% of the town, being in Area C .
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Municipality type D in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Deir Qaddis ( Arabic : دير قديس ) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the central West Bank , located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 2,452 inhabitants in 2017. The town consists of 8,207 dunams , of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of 1995 accords , 7.7% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority for civil affairs, so-called Area B , but Israel still retains full control of 92.3% of the town, being in Area C . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian town in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate in the central west bank
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palestinian town in the ramallah and al-bireh governorate of the state of palestine
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