Marda

Marda is a Palestinian town in the of the State of Palestine, in the northern , 18 kilometers southwest of . A previously important rural and religious center under the Mamluks and Ottomans, it had a population of 2,375 in 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 2,380 residents
  • Description: village council in Salfit Governorate
  • Also known as: “Mardā”, “Marda, Salfit”, and “Mardah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun.

Place of worship
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The Tomb of Joshua, i.e. the burial site of the biblical figure Joshua, and that of his companion Caleb are, according to a Samaritan tradition noted in 1877, at in the . is situated 3½ km west of Marda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ariel and Jamma’in.

Photo: Sheepdog85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement in "Area C", within the north-central . It is approximately 40 km east of Tel-Aviv and 30 km east of . It is beside the Palestinian town of Salfit.

Town
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Jamma'in is a Palestinian town in the of the State of Palestine, in the northern , located 16 kilometers southwest of , 6 kilometers northwest of and 40 kilometers north of .

Village
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Zeita Jamma'in is a Palestinian village in the in northern , located 16 kilometers southwest of . The village is located just north of , from which the village receives its name. is situated 2½ km north of Marda.

Marda

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
node 257449054
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282872
Wiki­data ID
Q6758606
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Marda” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مردا”
  • Arabic: “مردة”
  • Arabic: “مرده (قريه)”
  • Basque: “Marda”
  • Catalan: “Marda”
  • Cebuano: “Mardā”
  • Dutch: “Marda, Salfit”
  • Dutch: “Mardā”
  • French: “Marda”
  • Hebrew: “מרדה”
  • Irish: “Marda”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Marda i Salfit”

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Highlights include Village Council and Marda Development Association.

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