Sir | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | صير |
Location of Sir within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°21′49″N 35°18′52″E / 32.36361°N 35.31444°E | |
Palestine grid | 179/196 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 857 |
Name meaning | The fold[2] |
Sir (Arabic: صير) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 18 kilometers south of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 769 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 857 by 2017.[1][3]