'Aqqaba

'Aqqaba
Other transcription(s)
- Arabic	عقّابة
- Also spelled	al-Aqaba (official) Akkaba (unofficial)
'Aqqaba Location of 'Aqqaba within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°21′02.87″N 35°20′59.06″E / 32.3507972°N 35.3497389°E / 32.3507972; 35.3497389Coordinates: 32°21′02.87″N 35°20′59.06″E / 32.3507972°N 35.3497389°E / 32.3507972; 35.3497389
Governorate	Tubas
Government
- Type	Municipality
Population (2006)
- Jurisdiction	6,100

'Aqqaba (Arabic: عقّابة‎) is a Palestinian town located on a slope in the Jordan Valley in the northern West Bank, 15 kilometers northeast of Jenin in the Tubas Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of approximately 6,100 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.^[1]

'Aqqaba is made up of three main families: Abu Arra, Abu Ghannam and al-Masri. During clear weather, Haifa could be seen from the west on the Mediterranean Sea as well as the summit of Jabal ash-Sheikh in Lebanon, while from the east the mountains of Ajloun in Jordan are clearly seen day and night. 'Aqqaba is the highest point in the Tubas Governorate. 'Aqqaba lies five kilometers east the Arab American University.

References

1. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Tubas District by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

External links

• Aqqaba Village Profile, The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. February, 2006
• Aqqaba (Fact Sheet), The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. February, 2006