Al-Jiftlik
| Al-Jiftlik | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الجفتلك |
| • Also spelled | Al-Jeftlik (official) El-Jeftlak (unofficial) |
UNRWA school in al-Jiftlik, 2011
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 Al-Jiftlik
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| Coordinates: 32°08′39″N 35°29′36″E / 32.14417°N 35.49333°ECoordinates: 32°08′39″N 35°29′36″E / 32.14417°N 35.49333°E | |
| Governorate | Jericho |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Muhammad Omar Jahalin |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 185,032 dunams (185.0 km2 or 71.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 3,546 |
Al-Jiftlik (Arabic: الجفتلك) is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the West Bank, located 33 kilometers north of Jericho. Al Jiftlik is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Nearby Palestinian localities include az-Zubaidat to the northeast, Furush Beit Dajan to the northwest, Beit Furik to the west, Aqraba, Majdal Bani Fadil and Duma to the southwest and al-Fasayil to the south. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Jiftlik had a population of 3,546 in the 2007 census.
The village's total area amounts to 185,032 dunams, of which 972 dunams are Palestinian built up areas, 77 are for commercial and industrial transport units, 64,032 are arable lands and 108,606 dunams are open spaces. Israeli settlements, including Massua, Hamra and Argaman and military bases account for 11,293 dunams. The remaining land consists of forests and inland water.
The majority of the land in al-Jiftlik belonged to the al-Masa'id tribe, a powerful Bedouin family whose land spanned from Damia in Transjordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, to the borders of Jericho in the West Bank. Most of its residents are descendants of the al-Masa'id tribe and immigrants from Tammun to the north.
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