Al-Zaitounah

This article is about Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. For other uses, see Mazraa (disambiguation).
al-Zaitounah
Other transcription(s)
 • Arabic الزيتونة
 • Also spelled al-Zaytouneh[1] (official)
al-Zaitounah

Location of al-Zaitounah within the Palestinian territories

Coordinates: 31°57′24.00″N 35°9′55.00″E / 31.9566667°N 35.1652778°E / 31.9566667; 35.1652778Coordinates: 31°57′24.00″N 35°9′55.00″E / 31.9566667°N 35.1652778°E / 31.9566667; 35.1652778
Palestine grid 166/152, 164/151
Governorate Ramallah & al-Bireh
Founded 2005
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Head of Municipality Abdullah Ladadwa
Area
 • Jurisdiction 15,500 dunams (15.5 km2 or 6.0 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Jurisdiction 8,105
Name meaning "the Olive"
Website www.alzeitona-mun.org

Al-Zaitounah (Arabic: الزيتونة‎‎, meaning "the Olive") is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. It was formed in 2005 as the result of a merger of the villages of Abu Shukheidim and al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya. In 2007, al-Zaitounah had a population of 6,190, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.[1]

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