Za’atara
Za'atara is a Palestinian town located 11 km southeast of Bethlehem. The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 7,849 in 2017.
- Type: Town with 6,210 residents
- Description: municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine
- Also known as: “Za ‘Tara”, “Za’tarah”, “Zaktarah”, “زعترة (بيت لحم)”, and “زعتره”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Herodion Ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Ta’mir and Sdeh Bar.
Za’atara
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.67062° or 31° 40′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.25963° or 35° 15′ 35″ east
Population
6,210
Elevation
570 metres (1,870 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM7C5+6V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Za’atara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “زعترة، بيت لحم”
- Arabic: “زعترة”
- Asturian: “Za’atara”
- Catalan: “Za’atara”
- Cebuano: “Za‘tarah”
- Dutch: “Za‘tarah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “زعترة”
- French: “Za’atara”
- Hebrew: “זעתרה”
- Malay: “Za’atara”
- Malay: “زعترة”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Za’atara”
- Polish: “Za’atara”
- Uzbek: “Zaʼatara”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Al Fureidis and Jubbet adh-Dhib.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Social Activity Center and Za’tra Medical Center.
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Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.
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