Qatanna

Qatanna is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank part of the Jerusalem Governorate, located 12 km. northwest of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,981 inhabitants in 2017.
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  • Type: Town with 6,980 residents
  • Description: municipality in Jerusalem Governorate
  • Also known as: Katanneh”, “Qatana”, “Qatanah”, “Qaţannah”, and “Qatanne

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Cleophas Church and The Radar hill.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The or St. Cleopas Church also called Emmaus Church or the Basilica of St. Cleophas, is a Franciscan Catholic church located in the Palestinian village of in the .

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , officially St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey, is a monastery run by the Olivetan Benedictine order in , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Qatanna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Qubeiba and Har Adar.

Village
is a Palestinian town in the of , located 2 kilometers northwest of in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2017, the village had a population of 3,876.

Town
is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Seam Zone and the Maccabim sub-region of the . Founded in 1986, it had a population of 4,389 in 2023.

Village
Beit 'Anan is a Palestinian village in the , located northwest of . In 2017, it had a population of 4,210. Some residents of Beit 'Anan hold Israeli identity cards, while others hold Palestinian identity cards.

Qatanna

Latitude
31.83702° or 31° 50′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.12518° or 35° 7′ 31″ east
Population
6,980
Elevation
725 metres (2,379 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR4PG+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332795287
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
282376
Wiki­data ID
Q7267085
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Qatanna” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قرية قطنة
  • Arabic: قرية قطنه
  • Arabic: قريه قطنه
  • Arabic: قطنة، القدس
  • Arabic: قطنة
  • Arabic: قطنه
  • Arabic: قطنّه‎
  • Asturian: Qatanna
  • Catalan: Qatanna
  • Cebuano: Qaţanah
  • Czech: Katanna
  • Egyptian Arabic: قطنه
  • French: Qatanna
  • Hebrew: קטאנא
  • Hebrew: קטנה
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Qatanna
  • Persian: قطنه
  • Polish: Katanna
  • Spanish: Qatanna

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