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Municipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qalqas or Qilqis (Arabic: قلقس) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to Beit Hagai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,709 in 2017.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.[3]
Qalqas | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | قلقس |
Location of Qalqas within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°29′31″N 35°05′48″E | |
Palestine grid | 158/100 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Hebron |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,709 |
Name meaning | "The ruin of potatoes"[2] |
French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place in 1863, and described it as "the ruins of a large village".[4]
In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine called the place Khurbet Kilkis. It was described as having "walls and cisterns, and rock-cut tombs".[5]
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