Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa (Arabic: دير العسل الفوقا) is a Palestinian town located sixteen kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate...
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Khirbet al-Deir (Arabic: خربة الدير), or Khirbet ed-Deir, is a Palestinian village located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Bethlehem, and 15 kilometres...
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Masafer Yatta (redirect from Khirbat al-Mufkara)
Masafer Yatta (Mantiqat Shi'b al-Batim, Khirbet Tawil ash-Shih, Khirbet al-Fakhit, Khirbet Bir al-Idd, Khirbet Asafi and Maghayir al-Abeed) had a population...
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Yatta, Hebron (section Maqam al-Khidr)
Maltese cross on a lintel. Locals said it originated from the nearby ruins of al-Karmil, the ancient Carmel. Also within the borders of modern Yatta is Khirbet...
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Beit ar-Rush al-Fauqa (Arabic: بيت الروش الفوقا) is a Palestinian village located eighteen kilometers southwest of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron...
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The Hebron Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الخليل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḫalīl) is an administrative district of Palestine in the southern West Bank. The...
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Ad-Dhahiriya (redirect from Al-Dhahiriyyah)
Jul, al-Ras, Deir al-Loz, Um Sir, al-Rawha, al-Ja'bari, Asilah, Badghosh, Deir Sa'idah, Deir al-Hawa, Atir, Umm al-Dimnah, Tell Awad and Umm al-Nakhla...
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Al-Arroub (Arabic: مخيّم العروب, lit. 'Camp al-'Arrub') is a Palestinian refugee camp located adjacent to the town of Shuyukh al-Arrub in the southern...
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Al Baqa or Al Baqa'a, also spelled Al-Beqa or Al baqr, (meaning "The open valley") is a Palestinian village located just east of Hebron. It has been occupied...
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town its current name, Bani Na'im, first used by Muslim scholar Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi in 1690. During the late 1930s, the population took part in the...
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in the Ramallah Governorate such as At-Tira, Beit 'Anan, Beit Ur al-Fauqa, and Dura al-Qar', trace their ancestry to Dura. During the late Ottoman and...
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are at al-Kum designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1. Close by is Deir Sammit where the primary healthcare facilities are at level 2. al-Kum Municipality...
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al-Karmil (Arabic: خربة الكرمل) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West...
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Ash-Shuyukh or al-Shuyukh (Arabic: الشيوخ) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 6 km northeast of the city...
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Awwad, al-Badareen, ad-Daghameen, al-Hawadah , al-Mahareeq, ar-Rawashdah, al-Salameen and az-Za'areer families. A headdress or 'money hat' (wuqayat al-darahem)...
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Umm al-Khair (Arabic: أم الخير) is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank. It was...
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Governorate of Palestine. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and al-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba...
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Al Bowereh or Al-Bweireh, also known as Aqabat Injeleh, is a Palestinian village located just east of Hebron. It is situated adjacent to and north of the...
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Idna is physically divided into southern and northern parts by the Wadi al-Feranj. Idna's primary source of income is agriculture and the town's total...
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Deir Sammit (Arabic: دير سامت) is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank...
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Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi. p. 226. About 16 families lived in caves at Khirbet al-Fauqa (ע'וינה פוקא), and a smaller number in other khirbahs, such as Shuyukha...
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Beit Ummar is also known as "Kuffin al-Fauqa" ("Upper Kuffin"). In 1838, Edward Robinson noted the village from Al-Dawayima. Victor Guérin visited the...
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Six-Day War in 1967. Today, it is home to prominent clans, the Masalmea and Al Swaty. In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Edward Robinson noted Beit 'Auwa as...
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south of Hebron. It is bordered by the villages of at-Tuwani to the east, al-Karmil village to the north, Khallet Salih to the west, and Qawawis to the...
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Al-Burj (Arabic: البرج) is a Palestinian village located twenty kilometers (12 mi) southwest of Hebron, in the Hebron Governorate of State of Palestine...
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مخيّم الفوّار) is a Palestinian refugee camp adjacent to the town of Hadab al-Fawwar in the Hebron Governorate, located six kilometers southwest of Hebron...
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kilometers (5.0 mi) northeast of Hebron. Nearby localities include Beit Fajjar and al-Arroub to the north, Beit Ummar to the northwest, Halhul to the west and Beit...
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include at-Tabaqa to the north, Fawwar to the east, Khursa to the west, and Deir Razih to the south. The village had a population of 642 in 2017. Its total...
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al-Heila (Arabic: الحيلة) is a Palestinian village located eight kilometers south of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank...
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