What is "'atara"

Atara ( ′Atâra) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 15 kilometers north of Ramallah in the central West Bank. A village of nearly 2,300 inhabitants, it is situated along a mountain ridge line with four peaks and is built upon the second highest point in the West Bank at 810 meters above sea level.

Nearby localities include Jifna to the south, Bir Zeit to the southwest, Kobar to the west, Rawabi and Ajjul to the northwest, Abwein to the north, Sinjil to the northeast and al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya to the east. 'Atara's total land area consists of 9,545 dunams, most of which is cultivable.