Qalqilia district is located to the western part of the West Bank and is considered as an agricultural area. It gained its importance not only of agriculture reasons, but also from its strategic location too, as it was a very lively conjunction for both trade and pilgrimage from Damascus, Hijaz and Jerusalem. For those reasons it was acquired a special interest by the Turkish and British armies who occupies Palestine. On the internal level, it was the major core of transport roads between Amman and the western coast of Jafa.

Establishment of the Chamber:

After rebuilding the city and its economy, merchants from Qalqilia came together to establish a Chamber to represent the merchants of Qalqilia. It was established in 1973 with 217 members and the 1st election took place giving 8 members the responsibility of the 1st board until the next elections in 1992.
The number of the registered merchants began to grow, as it began with 217 members until it included all the merchants and the farmers of the district, as shown in the following table.