▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Its ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁consists ▁of ▁ 3 , 7 7 3 ▁d un ams . ▁ ▁Location ▁Raf at ▁is ▁located ▁▁ 1 0 . 9 ▁km ▁north - west ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁Q aland i ya ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Al ▁J ude ira ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Ram al lah ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁Beit uni ya ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁History ▁Cer am ics ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁By z antine ▁era ▁ ▁have ▁ ▁been ▁found ▁here . ▁ ▁Ott oman ▁ ▁era ▁Raf at , ▁like ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ ▁Palest ine , ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁noted ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁N ah i ya ▁of ▁Q ud s ▁of ▁the ▁Li wa ▁of ▁Q ud s . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 7 ▁households , ▁all ▁Muslim . ▁The ▁vill agers ▁paid ▁a ▁fixed ▁tax ▁rate ▁of ▁ 3 3 , 3 % ▁on ▁various ▁agricult ural ▁products , ▁such ▁as ▁▁ ▁whe at , ▁bar ley , ▁summer ▁cro ps , ▁go ats ▁and / or ▁be eh ives , ▁ ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁" oc cas ional ▁reven ues "; ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁▁ 3 , 3 0 0 ▁ ▁ak ç e . ▁