Beitin

Beitin
Beitin
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	بيتين
• Latin	Baytin (official); Bittin (unofficial)
	Beitin, late 19th century, by Felix Bonfils
	Beitin Location of Beitin within Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°55′42″N 35°14′18″E / 31.92833°N 35.23833°E
Palestine grid	172/148
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Ramallah and al-Bireh
Founded	Early 19th century[citation needed]
Government
• Type	Village council (from 1996)
• Head of Municipality	DIAB YASIN
Area
• Total	4,764 dunams (4.8 km2 or 1.9 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	2,242
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
	5k
house of faith	corruption of the Hebrew "Bethel", house ("beth" or "beit") of God ("el")

Beitin (Arabic: بيتين, romanized: Baytīn) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Ramallah along the Ramallah-Nablus road. The Palestinian village of Dura al-Qar' and Ein Yabrud lie to the north, Rammun to the east, Deir Dibwan to the southeast and al-Bireh to the southwest. The Israeli settlement of Beit El is northwest of Beitin.

Beitin was established in the mid-19th century by settlers from the nearby Burqa.^[4] It stands on the site of the ancient town and biblical sanctuary of Bethel,^[4]^[5]^[6] which was left abandoned after the Crusader period. The area remained uninhabited until the late Ottoman period, when modern Beitin was founded.^[4]

^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 226
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, pp. 128 -129
^ ^a ^b ^c Elitzur, Yoel (2004). Ancient Place Names in the Holy Land: Preservation and History. Jerusalem ; Winona Lake, Virginia: The Hebrew University Magness Press ; Eisenbrauns. pp. 59–60.
^ Cite error: The named reference AY1976 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 2, pp. 125-130.

[pop2017-1] "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 226

[3] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, pp. 128 -129

[:1-4] Elitzur, Yoel (2004). Ancient Place Names in the Holy Land: Preservation and History. Jerusalem ; Winona Lake, Virginia: The Hebrew University Magness Press ; Eisenbrauns. pp. 59–60.

[AY1976-5] Cite error: The named reference AY1976 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Robinson22-6] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 2, pp. 125-130.

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