Hajjah, Qalqilya

Hajjah, Qalqilya

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Hajjah


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arname=حجة
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latd=32|latm=12|lats=17.08|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=07|longs=50.05|longEW=E
population=2,500
popyear=2006
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Hajjah ( _ar. حجة) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located eighteen kilometers west of Nablus in the Qalqilya Governorate. Hajjah is originally an Aramaic word translated as "market" or "society". According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of approximately 2,500 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop04.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Qalqiliya Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]

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