Deir Qaddis is a Palestinian

Palestinian people

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 town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

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 in the central West Bank

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, located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah

Ramallah

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. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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, the town had a population of approximately 1,942 inhabitants in 2007. The town consists of 8,207 dunam

Dunam

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s, of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

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, 8.9% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority

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, but Israel

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 still retains full control of 91.1% of the town.

Deir Qaddis meaning the "monastery of saints" takes its name from a Crusader monastery in the village site in the mid-12th century. It retained its Arabicized name after Muslim

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 forces recaptured the town in 1187. The town, today, contains a mosque

Mosque

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, three schools (two primary and one secondary), two medical clinics and a sports club. The town's prominent families are Husain,Qattosa,Nasser, Abu Zeid, Hamada, Awadh, Abu Laban and Kreish.