'Ein Ad-Duyuk At-Tahta
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Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta ( ar, عين الديوك التحتا), is a
Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
village in the
Jericho Governorate The Jericho Governorate ( ar, محافظة أريحا, Muḥāfaẓat Arīḥā) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. Its capital is Jericho. The governorate is located along the eastern areas of the West Bank, along the northern Dead Sea and ...
in the eastern
West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
situated in the
Jordan Valley The Jordan Valley ( ar, غور الأردن, ''Ghor al-Urdun''; he, עֵמֶק הַיַרְדֵּן, ''Emek HaYarden'') forms part of the larger Jordan Rift Valley. Unlike most other river valleys, the term "Jordan Valley" often applies just to ...
, located two kilometers west of Jericho. According to the
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS; ar, الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء الفلسطيني) is the official statistical institution of the State of Palestine. Its main task is to provide credible statistical figures ...
, Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta had a population of over 967 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. In 1997, refugees constituted 14.6% of the population. The primary health care for the village is in Jericho.


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'Ein ad-Duyuk al-Foqa Ein ad-Duyuk al-Foqa ( ar, عين الديوك الفوقا), also called Duyuk, is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located northwest of Jericho. According to the Palestinia ...
* Dok, an ancient fortress on nearby Jebel Quruntul


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Jericho Governorate Villages in the West Bank Municipalities of the State of Palestine {{Palestine-geo-stub