Back اللبن الغربي Arabic اللبن الغربى ARZ Al-Lubban al-Gharbi Catalan Al Lubban al Gharbī CEB Al-Lubban al-Gharbi Spanish اللوبان القریب Persian Al-Lubban al-Gharbi French א-לובן אל-ע'רבי HE Al-Lubban al-Gharbi NN Al-Lubban al-Gharbi Polish
al-Lubban al-Gharbi | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | اللبّن الغربيّ |
| • Latin | al-Lubban al-Gharbiya (official) al-Lubban (unofficial) |
 al-Lubban al-Gharbi from the north | |
  al-Lubban al-Gharbi Location of al-Lubban al-Gharbi within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°02′04″N 35°02′22″E / 32.03444°N 35.03944°E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/160 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,694 dunams (9.7 km2 or 3.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,566 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The milk-white spot of Rentis"[3] |
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi (Arabic: اللبّن الغربيّ) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 21 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,566 inhabitants in 2017.[2]
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi has a total land area of 9,694 dunams, of which 335 are built-up area. Most of the remaining land is either grown with olive and almond orchards or open for continued expansion of the village. However, the Israeli West Bank barrier will separate 59% of Lubban al-Gharbi's land from the village's urban area.[4][unreliable source?] The village's infrastructure facilities include an elementary school a kindergarten, and two clinics.
- ^ Al Lubban al Gharbi Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 238
- ^ Al Lubban Al Gharbi Village feels the threat of the Israeli Segregation Wall, POICA, 2006-03-18