| Qila | |
| Translit Lang1: | Arabic |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Arabic |
| Type: | Municipality type D (Village council) |
| Pushpin Map: | Palestine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Qila within Palestine |
| Coordinates: | 31.6161°N 35.0031°W |
| Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
| Grid Position: | 150/113 |
| Subdivision Type: | State |
| Subdivision Name: | State of Palestine |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hebron |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Unit Pref: | dunam |
| Population Total: | 918 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Name meaning |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Khurbet Kila, the ruin of Kila[1] |
Qila (ar|قيلة) is a Palestinian village located 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.[2] 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.[3]
Many scholars identify Qila with the biblical Keilah, mentioned in 1 Samuel.[4]
. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 1: Judee, pt. 3. 1869. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French. (Check pp. 341–343; pp. 350-351)
. Edward Henry Palmer. 1881. The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
