Tayibe
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City (from 1990) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• Also spelled | Tayiba (unofficial) |
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Coordinates: 32°16′0″N 35°00′37″E / 32.26667°N 35.01028°E | |
Grid position | 151/185 PAL |
Country | ![]() |
District | Central |
Area | |
• Total | 18,662 dunams (18.662 km2 or 7.205 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 46,020 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
Name meaning | The Goodly[2] |
Tayibe, also spelled Taibeh or Tayiba, (Arabic: الطَّيِّبَة, romanized: et-Tayyibe, lit. 'the kind/benevolent', South Levantine pronunciation: [etˈtˤɑjbe]; Hebrew: טַיִּבָּה) is an Arab city in central Israel, 12 km (7 mi) north east of Kfar Saba.[3] Part of the Triangle region, in 2022 it had a population of 46,020.[1] Its citizens are Muslims and Christians.