Birzeit

Birzeit
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيرزيت
Birzeit
Location of Birzeit within Palestine
Birzeit
Location of Birzeit within the West Bank
Coordinates: 31°58′20″N 35°11′44″E / 31.97222°N 35.19556°E / 31.97222; 35.19556
Palestine grid169/152
State State of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityIbrahim Al-Sa'di
Area
 • Total
14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
788 m (2,585 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
5,878
 • Density420/km2 (1,090/sq mi)

Birzeit (Arabic: بيرزيت), also Bir Zeit (بير زيت), is a Palestinian Christian town north of Ramallah, in the West Bank. Its population in the 2017 census was 5,878. Birzeit is home to Birzeit University and to the Birzeit Brewery.

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