Qusra
Qusra (also Kusra) (Arabic: قُصرة) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 28 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Qusra had a population of 5,418 inhabitants in 2017.
Qusra | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | قُصرة |
Qusra Location of Qusra within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′7″N 35°19′48″E | |
| Palestine grid | 181/165 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohammad Jaber |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 5,418 |
| Name meaning | "One palace" |
According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated land from the two Palestinian villages of Jalud and Qusra in order to construct the two illegal Israeli outposts of Ahiya and Esh Kodesh.
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