Qalandia

Qalandia or Qalandiya, also known as Kalandia, is a Palestinian village located in the , between and , just west of the West Bank barrier.
  • Type: Village with 572 residents
  • Description: Palestinian village located in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Kalandia”, “Kalandiya”, “Kalendieh”, “Kulundia”, “Qalandīyah”, “Qalandye”, “قلندية”, and “卡兰迪亚”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Qalandia Airport and Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ehudg, Public domain.
Jerusalem International Airport was a regional airport located in the city of .

Prison
Ofer Prison, formerly officially known… is situated 2½ km west of Qalandia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Judeira and Atarot industrial zone.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem…

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Atarot was a moshav in Mandatory Palestine, north of along the highway to Ramallah.

Village
is a Palestinian enclave town in the…

Qalandia

Latitude
31.86337° or 31° 51′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.20715° or 35° 12′ 26″ east
Population
572
Elevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV674+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Qalandia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلنديا”
  • Arabic: “قلنديا‎”
  • Catalan: “Kalandia”
  • Cebuano: “Qalandiyā”
  • Chinese: “卡蘭蒂雅”
  • Czech: “Kalandija”
  • Dutch: “Kalandia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كالانديا”
  • French: “Kalandia”
  • German: “Kalandia”
  • German: “Qalandia”
  • Hebrew: “קלנדיה”
  • Italian: “Kalandia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qalandia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qalandiya”
  • Norwegian: “Qalandiya”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Kalandia”
  • Persian: “قلندیا”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Kalandija”
  • Russian: “Каландия”
  • Spanish: “Kalandia”
  • Urdu: “قلندیہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Kalandia”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rafat and Kafr ’Aqab.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Qalandya Mosque and Cemetery.

West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.

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