Beit Furik

Beit Furik
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	بيت فوريك
• Also spelled	Bayt Furik (official)
Beit Furik Location of Beit Furik within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°10′37″N 35°20′11″E / 32.17694°N 35.33639°E / 32.17694; 35.33639Coordinates: 32°10′37″N 35°20′11″E / 32.17694°N 35.33639°E / 32.17694; 35.33639
Palestine grid	181/175
Governorate	Nablus
Government
• Type	City
Population (2007)
• Jurisdiction	10,339

Beit Furik (Arabic: بيت فوريك‎‎) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers southeast of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,339 inhabitants in 2007. During the 19th century and mid-20th century, Beit Furik was the main supplier of lime to the Nabulsi soap industry based in Nablus.

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