Al-Qubeiba, Jerusalem
al-Qubeiba | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | القبيبة |
| • Latin | al-Qubeibah (official) al-Qubaybah (unofficial) |
Location of al-Qubeiba within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′24″N 35°08′13″E / 31.84000°N 35.13694°E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/138 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Mr. Hasanayn Hammouda |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,876 |
| Name meaning | "The little dome" |
Al-Qubeiba (Arabic: القبيبة) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of Palestine, located 2 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2017, the village had a population of 3,876. Al-Qubeiba lies at an altitude of 783m to 795m above sea-level. It is located in a conflict area near the border with Israel between Ramallah and Jerusalem. The settlement of Giv'on HaHadashah lies 5 km southeast of al-Qubeiba. It is surrounded by the town of Biddu (east), Beit 'Anan (northwest), Qatanna (southwest), and Kharayib Umm al-Lahim (west). Unlike the surrounding region, al-Qubeiba has large areas covered with pine and olive trees.