Kharbatha al-Misbah

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Kharbatha al-Misbah


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arname=خربثا المصباح
meaning="The Ruins of the Lamp"
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altOffSp=Kharbatha al-Misba
altUnoSp=Khirbet al-Misbah
governorate=rb
latd=31|latm=56|lats=40.73|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=04|longs=18.72|longEW=E
population=5,250
popyear=2006
area=4,431
areakm=4.4
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Kharbatha al-Misbah _ar. خربثا المصباح, translit: "ruins of the lamp") is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, located 15 kilometers west of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,250. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.] Nearby towns and villages include Beit Liqya to the south and Beit Ur at-Tahta to east. It has a total land area of 4,431 dunams, of which 644 are built-up areas and the remainder agricultural lands and forests. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=749 New Colonial Road to be constructed on lands of western Ramallah Villages] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2006-01-16.]

There are two mosques in the towns: Omri Mosque and al-Kawthar Mosque. The former was built atop the ruins of an ancient church and was renovated in 1965. Within the town, still lay Ancient Roman cemeteries and Jewish synagogues. It has been governed by a village council. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Kh__al_Misbah_1314/Article_9139.html History of the Village] Palestine Remembered.]

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