المخامرة | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Majority in Yatta, also in Al-Karmil, Khirbet at-Tuwani, Ma'in | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Palestinian Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, with preserved Jewish customs |
The Makhamra family (Arabic: المخامرة), also Muhamara or Mahamara, is a Palestinian clan from the city of Yatta, in the Hebron Governorate, West Bank.[1] It is one of the largest clans in the southern Hebron Hills and have a tradition of descending from a Jewish tribe of Arabia.[1] They have also preserved several practices of Jewish origin.[2]
Khaybar's Jews appear in Arab folklore as well. [...] The Muḥamara family of the Arab village of Yutta, near Hebron, trace their descent to the Jews of Khaybar. Families in other nearby villages tell of similar lineages.
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