Qila, Hebron

Coordinates: 31°36′58″N 35°00′11″E / 31.61611°N 35.00306°E / 31.61611; 35.00306
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Qila
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Qila is located in State of Palestine
Qila
Qila
Location of Qila within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°36′58″N 35°00′11″E / 31.61611°N 35.00306°E / 31.61611; 35.00306
Palestine grid150/113
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total918
Name meaningKhurbet Kila, the ruin of Kila[1]

Qila (Arabic: قيلة) is a Palestinian village located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north-west of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 918 in mid-year 2006.[2] The primary health care facilities for the village are at Qila designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1 and at Beit Ula, Kharas or Nuba where the healthcare is at level 2.[3]

History[edit]

Many scholars identify Qila with the biblical Keilah, mentioned in 1 Samuel.[4]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 400
  2. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  3. ^ "West Bank Health care" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2016-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ David Toshio Tsumura, The First Book of Samuel (NICOT; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007), 550.

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