Ein Qiniya

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Ein Qiniya

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arname=عين قينيا
meaning="Spring of Qiniya"
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population=807
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Ein Qiniya ( _ar. عين قينيا) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located seven kilometers northwest of Ramallah and is a part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. Ein Qiniya has existed since the Roman-era of rule in Palestine. The village is very small with no public structures or institutions and is governed by a local development committee. Ein Qiniya is regionally notable for being a spring and autumn time picnic resort.

There is an annual walk on March 4 from Ramallah to Ein Qiniyya in celebration of the spring. [ [http://info.jpost.com/2000/Supplements/Millennium/ccalendar.html Events Calendar] Jerusalem Post.]

Demographics

In 1917, most of the village's inhabitants were evacuated by British Mandate troops for suspicion that residents killed a British officer and relocated to Beitunia and Yalo. [http://www.jmcc.org/palculture/sites.htm#einqinya Ein Qinya (The Spring of Qinya) - Ramallah] Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre.] In 1922, the village had a population of 56 which rose to 100 in 1945. In 1982 residents numbered 101, then after a mass migration of other Palestinians to the Ein Qiniya, the population rose to 464 in 1984. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/_Ayn_Kiniya_583/index.html Welcome to 'Ayn Kiniya] ] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2006 it had a population of 807. [ [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.]

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