Qila | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
Location of Qila within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°36′58″N 35°00′11″E / 31.61611°N 35.00306°E | |
Palestine grid | 150/113 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Hebron |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 918 |
Name meaning | Khurbet 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]
Many scholars identify Qila with the biblical Keilah, mentioned in 1 Samuel.[4]
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