Beit Furik

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Beit Furik


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arname=بيت فوريك
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latd=32|latm=10|lats=36.48|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=20|longs=10.72|longEW=E
population=10,400
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Beit Furik ( _ar. بيت فوريك) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers southeast of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,400 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop06.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics] During the 1800s and mid-1900s, Beit Furik was the main supplier of lime to the Nabulsi soap industry based in Nablus. [ [http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft896nb5pc&chunk.id=ch5&toc.depth=1&toc.id=ch5&brand=eschol&query=Furik#1 Soap, Class, and State] (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California.]

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