Deir Sammit

Deir Sammit
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير سامت
Deir Sammit is located in State of Palestine
Deir Sammit
Deir Sammit
Location of Deir Sammit within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°31′22″N 34°58′27″E / 31.52278°N 34.97417°E / 31.52278; 34.97417
Palestine grid148/103
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total8,114
Name meaningKh. Deir Sâmat, the ruin of the monastery of the silent man[2]

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. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 8,114 in 2017.[1]

  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 398