Marda
Marda is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, 18 kilometers southwest of Nablus. A previously important rural and religious center under the Mamluks and Ottomans, it had a population of 2,375 in 2017.
- Type: Village with 2,380 residents
- Description: village council in Salfit Governorate
- Also known as: “Marda, Salfit”, “Mardah”, and “مرده (قريه)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun.
Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun
Place of worship
The Tomb of Joshua, i.e. the burial site of the… Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun is situated 3½ km west of Marda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ariel and Jamma’in.
Zayta Jamma’in
Village
Marda
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Salfit Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.11433° or 32° 6′ 52″ north
Longitude
35.19564° or 35° 11′ 44″ east
Population
2,380
Elevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q457W+P7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Marda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مردا”
- Arabic: “مردة”
- Basque: “Marda”
- Catalan: “Marda”
- Cebuano: “Mardā”
- Dutch: “Marda, Salfit”
- French: “Marda”
- Hebrew: “מרדה”
- Irish: “Marda”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Marda i Salfit”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Iskaka and Salfit.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Village Council and Marda Development Association.
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