Ras Atiya
| Ras Atiya | |
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| • Arabic |
رأس عطيّه خربة رأس عطيّه |
| • Also spelled | Ras Atiya (official) Khirbat Ras Atiya (unofficial) |
 Map of the path of the separation barrier around the Qalqilya and Hableh-Ras Atiya enclaves |
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| Coordinates: 32°09′31.32″N 34°59′26.89″E / 32.1587000°N 34.9908028°ECoordinates: 32°09′31.32″N 34°59′26.89″E / 32.1587000°N 34.9908028°E | |
| Palestine grid | 149/174 |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 1,599 |
| Name meaning | Râs ’Atîyeh: "The hill-top of ’Ata" Kh. Ras et Tireh: "The ruin of the hill-top of the fort of Tireh" |
Ras Atiya (Arabic: رأس عطيّه; Hebrew: ראס עטיה) is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western area of the West Bank, located 27 km south of Tulkarm and 11 km south of Qalqiliya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,599 inhabitants in 2006.
In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine found at Kh. Ras et Tireh: "walls and cisterns."
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