Abu Dis
Abu Dis | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | أبو ديس |
| • Latin | Abu Dis (official) |
| Coordinates: 31°45′45″N 35°15′57″E / 31.76250°N 35.26583°E | |
| Palestine grid | 175/129 |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | Quds |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Adel Salah |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 12,251 |
| • Density | 433/km2 (1,120/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The exact derivation of "Abu Dis" is widely disputed. Popular etymological theories draw inspiration from Latin for "shy", ancient Greek for "mother of ten villages", an Arabic reference to the trees which once populated the area, or an adaptation of the Roman-era village "Beta Budison" which preceded Abu Dis. |
| Website | abudis |
Abu Dis or Abu Deis (Arabic: أبو ديس) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, bordering Jerusalem. Since the 1995 Oslo II Accord, Abu Dis land has been mostly part of "Area B", under Israeli military control and Palestinian civic control. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, Abu Dis had a population of 12,251 in 2017.