Qila, Hebron

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Qila is a Palestinian village located 11 km north-west of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 918 in mid-year 2006. The primary health care facilities for the village are at Qila designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1 and at Beit Ula, Kharas or Nuba where the healthcare is at level 2.

History

Many scholars identify Qila with the biblical Keilah, mentioned in 1 Samuel.

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