Wadi al-Far'a

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Wadi al-Far’a is a Palestinian village in the Tubas Governorate, in the northeastern West Bank. It is about five kilometers southwest of the town of Tubas. The village covers about 12 square kilometers, with most of the land used for farming and a small built-up area for homes and facilities. It is administered by a village council under the Palestinian Authority and sits next to the Far’a refugee camp.

The name comes from its location near the Far’a spring. The area was once part of Talluza and was known as Tarza’a. In the 1960s, people from Talluza settled here and formed a separate village. In 1996, Wadi al-Far’a became its own village with its own council.

Population has grown over time: 1,713 people in 1997, 2,341 in 2006, and 3,998 in 2017.

There are six main families in the village:
- al-Janajreh
- al-Barahameh
- as-Salahat
- Darawhsheh
- Shanableh
- Balatya

Nearby ancient sites include Qaraoun culture remains in the wider area and Tell el-Far’ah (Tell Farah North), linked to biblical Tirzah.