situated on a hill on the edge of the plain, and surrounded by a small olive-grove, and supplied by cisterns. British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Attil had a population of 1,656, all Muslims. At the time of the 1931 census of Palestine, Attil, together with Jalama, Al-Manshiyya and Zalafa had a total of 2207 persons, all Muslim except 1 Druze, living in 473 houses. In the 1945 statistics the population of Attil was 2,650, all Muslims, who owned 7,337 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey. 4,011 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 2,527 used for cereals, while 86 dunams were built-up (urban) land. Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Attil came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950. In 1961, the population was 4,087. Post-1967 Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Attil has been under Israeli occupation. Population Attil had a population of 9,038 in the 2007 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The majority of its people are expatriates living in Jordan, various states in the Persian Gulf, the United States, Europe, and other parts of the world. References Bibliography External links Welcome To 'Attil Attil, Welcome to Palestine Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons Towns in the West Bank Municipalities of the State of Palestine