Deir Jarir

Deir Jarir (Arabic: دير جرير) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located twelve kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Ramallah. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking the Jordan Valley at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 feet). According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Deir Jarir had a population of 4,469 inhabitants in 2017. It spreads across a large land area of 33,357 dunams (33.357 km2), of which 17.2% is under the civil jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and the remainder under Israeli military control. Most of the land under PNA administration is urban, surrounded by grape vines, and groves of fig and olive trees. 76% of the town's area is open space.