Nilin
| Ni'lin | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | نعلين |
| • Also spelled | Nilin, Na'alin (official) |
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 Ni'lin
Location of Ni'lin within Palestine
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| Coordinates: 31°56′48″N 35°01′18″E / 31.94667°N 35.02167°ECoordinates: 31°56′48″N 35°01′18″E / 31.94667°N 35.02167°E | |
| Palestine grid | 152/150 |
| Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Ayman Nafie |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 14,756 dunams (14.8 km2 or 5.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 4,573 |
| Name meaning | N'alin, from na'l, a sandal |
Ni'lin (Arabic: نعلين) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located 17 kilometers (11 mi) west of Ramallah. Ni'lin is about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) east of the 1949 Armistice Line (Green Line) bordered by Deir Qaddis, the Israeli settlements of Nili and Na'ale to the northeast, the village of al-Midya and Modi'in Illit (Kiryat Sefer) settlement bloc are to the south, Budrus (4 km) and Qibya (5 km) villages are located to the northwest. The town's total land area consists of approximately 15,000 dunams of which 660 is urban. Under the Oslo II 93% of town lands has been classed as 'Area C'.
Most of the town's inhabitants rely on agriculture for income and prior to the outbreak of the Second Intifada, many had jobs in construction in Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of approximately 4,750 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
Situated 262 meters (860 feet) above sea level, Ni'lin has mild winters and hot, dry summers with temperatures averaging 32 °C (88 °F) during the day.
Potsherds from the late Iron Age (8-7th century B.C.E.), Hellenistic, Byzantine, Crusader/Ayyubid, Mamluk and early Ottoman period have been found.
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