Az-Zawiya, Salfit
az-Zawiya | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الزاويه |
| • Latin | az-Zawia (official) al-Zawiya (unofficial) |
Az-Zawiya seen in the back, while neighboring Rafat is seen in front | |
az-Zawiya Location of az-Zawiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′45″N 35°02′24″E / 32.09583°N 35.04000°E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/166 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (from 1996) |
| • Head of Municipality | Taleb Raddad |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,033 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Corner, hermitage" |
Az-Zawiya (Arabic: الزاويه) is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located west of Salfit and south of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, az-Zawiya had a population of 6,033 in 2017. The town's population is made up of primarily three families: Shuqeir (45%), Muqadi (30%) and Raddad (20%), while the remaining 5% consists of Palestinian refugee families such as Shamlawi, Rabi and Yusif.