Artas, Bethlehem
Artas | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | أرطاس |
Artas, Convent of the Hortus Conclusus | |
Artas Location of Artas within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′21″N 35°11′10″E / 31.68917°N 35.18611°E | |
| Palestine grid | 167/121 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Hamdi Aish |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 732 m (2,402 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,745 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Urtas, p.n. |
Artas (Arabic: أرطاس) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village council had a population of 5,745 in 2017.