An Naqura | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | الناقوره |
• Also spelled | an-Naqoura (official) al-Nakura (unofficial) |
Well of an-Naqura, 1975
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Location of An Naqura within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 32°15′55.78″N 35°12′04.59″E / 32.2654944°N 35.2012750°ECoordinates: 32°15′55.78″N 35°12′04.59″E / 32.2654944°N 35.2012750°E | |
Palestine grid | 169/185 |
Governorate | Nablus |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Head of Municipality | Muhammad Hashish |
Population (2007) | |
• Jurisdiction | 1,545 |
An-Naqura (Arabic: الناقوره, also spelled al-Nakura) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 10 kilometers northwest of Nablus and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Shavei Shomron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the village had a population of 1,545 in 2007. An-Naqura is administered by a ten-member village council headed by Muhammad Hashish.