Qalqas
Qalqas or Qilqis (قلقس) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to Beit Hagai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,149 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.
French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place in 1863, and described it as "the ruins of a large village".
In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine called the place Khurbet Kilkis. It was described as having "walls and cisterns, and rock-cut tombs".
French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place in 1863, and described it as "the ruins of a large village".
In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine called the place Khurbet Kilkis. It was described as having "walls and cisterns, and rock-cut tombs".
Map - Qalqas
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Country - Palestine
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| ILS | Israeli new shekel | ₪ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| AR | Arabic language |