Qalqilya

Qalqilya
قلقيلية
Qalqilya
Qalqilya
Location of Qalqilya within Palestine
Qalqilya
Location of Qalqilya within the West Bank
Coordinates: 32°11′25″N 34°58′07″E / 32.19028°N 34.96861°E / 32.19028; 34.96861
Palestine grid146/177
State Palestine
GovernorateQalqilya
Government
  TypeCity
  Head of MunicipalityOthman Dawoud
Area
  Jurisdiction
25,637 dunams (25.6 km2 or 9.9 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Jurisdiction
51,683
Websitehttps://qalqiliamun.ps/

Qalqilya or Qalqiliya (Arabic: قلقيلية, romanized: Qalqīlyaḧ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, which serves as the administrative center of the Qalqilya Governorate. The city had a population of 51,683 in 2017. Qalqilya is surrounded by the Israeli West Bank wall, with a narrow gap in the east controlled by the Israeli military and a tunnel to the Palestinian town of Hableh. Qalqilya is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority (as part of Area A), while remaining under Israeli military occupation.