Ein Qiniya (Arabic: عين قينيا) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located seven kilometers northwest of Ramallah and is a part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. Ein Qiniya has existed since the Roman-era of rule in Palestine. The village is very small with no public structures or institutions and is governed by a local development committee. Ein Qiniya is regionally notable for being a spring and autumn time picnic resort.[1]
There is an annual walk on March 4 from Ramallah to Ein Qiniyya in celebration of the spring.[2]
Demographics
In 1917, most of the village's inhabitants were evacuated by British Mandate troops for suspicion that residents killed a British officer and relocated to Beitunia and Yalo.[1] In 1922, the village had a population of 56 which rose to 100 in 1945. In 1982 residents numbered 101, then after a mass migration of other Palestinians to the Ein Qiniya, the population rose to 464 in 1984.[3] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2006 it had a population of 807.[4]
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