Al-Lubban al-Gharbi
| al-Lubban al-Gharbi | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | اللبّن الغربيّ |
| • Also spelled | al-Lubban al-Gharbiya (official) al-Lubban (unofficial) |
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| Coordinates: 32°02′04″N 35°02′22″E / 32.03444°N 35.03944°ECoordinates: 32°02′04″N 35°02′22″E / 32.03444°N 35.03944°E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/160 |
| Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 9,694 dunams (9.7 km2 or 3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 1,476 |
| Name meaning | "The milk-white spot of Rentis" |
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi (Arabic: اللبّن الغربيّ) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 21 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,476 inhabitants in 2007.
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi has a total land area of 9,694 dunams, of which 335 are built-up area. Most of the remaining land is either grown with olive and almond orchards or open for continued expansion of the village. However, the Israeli West Bank barrier will separate 59% of Lubban al-Gharbi's land from the village's urban area. The village's infrastructure facilities include an elementary school a kindergarten, and two clinics.
The village is located at an ancient site on the slopes of a hill.Potsherds from the IA I-II (apparently the 10th and early 9th centuries B.C.E.), have been found, and from the IA II, Persian, Roman, Byzantine/Umayyad, Crusader/Ayyubid, Mamluk and early Qttoman era.
There are remains of ancient buildings, the stones of which have been reused in some the village's inhabited houses. In the courtyard of the village mosque are the bases of five columns that may have formed part of a chapel. Also in the village are cisterns carved into the rock, and on the slopes of a neighboring hill to the southwest, there are tombs and grottos carved into the rock. The village has been identified with Beit Laban in the Talmud, a place known for its wines.
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