Farkha
Farkha is a Palestinian village in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 30 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 1,650 in 2017.Places of Interest
Highlights include Martyr Yasser Arafat Governmental Hospital and Khirbet Kurkush.
Martyr Yasser Arafat Governmental Hospital
Hospital
Martyr Yasser Arafat Governmental Hospital or Salfit Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in the Salfit city, West Bank, Palestine. Followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Khirbet Kurkush
Archaeological site
Khirbet Kurkush is an archeological site in the West Bank. It lies between the Israeli settlements of Bruchin and Ariel and near the Palestinian town of Bruqin, in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine. Khirbet Kurkush is situated 4 km northwest of Farkha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qarawat Bani Zeid and Khirbat al-Qais.
Qarawat Bani Zeid
Village
Qarawat Bani Zeid is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 22 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. Qarawat Bani Zeid is situated 2½ km southwest of Farkha.
Khirbat al-Qais
Village
Khirbat Qais is a Palestinian village in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank. In 2010 it became a suburb of Salfit, about 4 km south of Salfit. Khirbat al-Qais is situated 2½ km east of Farkha.
Mazari‘ al-Nubani
Village
Mazari an-Nubani is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 25 kilometers North of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,436 inhabitants in 2017. Mazari‘ al-Nubani is situated 2½ km southeast of Farkha.
Farkha
- Type: Village with 1,350 residents
- Description: village council in Salfit Governorate
- Category: locality
- Location: Salfit Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.0689° or 32° 4′ 8″ north
Longitude
35.15028° or 35° 9′ 1″ east
Population
1,350
Elevation
586 metres (1,923 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q3592+H4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Farkha” goes by many names.
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