Tayibe (also spelled Taibeh or Tayiba; Arabic: الطيبة‎ aṭ-Ṭayyibah , Levantine pronunciation: [etˈtˤɑjbe], "the kind"/"the benevolent"; Hebrew: טַיִּבָּה) is an Arab city in central Israel, 12 km (7 mi) east of Kfar Saba. In 2011, it had a population of 38,575. Tayibe is part of the Triangle the local area population claim that Tayibe has exceeded 50,000 residents.