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last updated Feb. 9, 2007
Qalqilya is a/an Palestinian city in Qalqilya of West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories). It is administered by Palestinian Authority.
Population
 Year  Population  Area  Governorate  Region  State  Type 
200841739QalqilyaWest Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)Palestinian AuthorityPalestinian city
199731772QalqilyaWest Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)Palestinian AuthorityPalestinian city
196111402TulkaremWest Bank (controlled by Transjordan)TransjordanArab locale
19455850TulkaremPalestine British MandateArab locale
1931386727915TulkaremPalestine British MandateArab locale
19222803TulkaremPalestine British MandateArab locale
19162803Sanjak of NablusVilayet of BeirutOttoman EmpireArab locale
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Backgrounder
With a name that predates to Roman times when it was referred to as "Kalkelie", this informal name is still used by its residents today. With a population of 42,000 inhabitants in 2008, More
Leadership
Abdel Hadi Hussein Abu Hamid, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Muhammad Samih Afaneh, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Muhammad Hashim al-Masri, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Yasser Tawfiq Daoud, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Bashir Said Darwish, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Yasser Muhammad Hammad, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Asma Abdel Rahim Houtari, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Ahmed Fahmi Jabir, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Kifah Ahmed Nasourah, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Nasser Ali Nazzal, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Wajih Abdel Rahim Nazzal, Mayor, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Mustafa Ali Sabri, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Moayad Yusef Shraim, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Bilal Muhammad Sweilam, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
Nabil Tawfiq Walwail, Local council member, al-Islamiya for Change and Reform
News
News on Qalqilya
Fears dominate in enclosed Qalqilya before UN bid
Qalqilya zoo acquires new hippo
OPINION: Western-backed Palestinian Authority‘s religious tolerance a concern
Palestinian tensions on the rise in West Bank town

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