Urif

’Urif
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic عوريف
  Also spelled Orif[1] (unofficial)
’Urif

Location of ’Urif within the Palestinian territories

Coordinates: 32°09′34″N 35°13′23″E / 32.15944°N 35.22306°E / 32.15944; 35.22306Coordinates: 32°09′34″N 35°13′23″E / 32.15944°N 35.22306°E / 32.15944; 35.22306
Governorate Nablus
Government
  Type Village council
Population (2006)
  Jurisdiction 2,839

Urif (Arabic: عوريف) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers (8 miles) south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,839 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[2]

History

In the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate of Palestine authorities, Urif had 103 occupied houses and a population of 402 Muslims and 1 Christian.[3]

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