Taffuh

Taffuh
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicتفّوح
Taffuh, in 2017
Taffuh, in 2017
Taffuh is located in State of Palestine
Taffuh
Taffuh
Location of Taffuh within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°32′21″N 35°3′11″E / 31.53917°N 35.05306°E / 31.53917; 35.05306
Palestine grid154/105
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total15,800
Name meaningfrom "Beth Tappuah"[2]

Taffuh (Arabic: تفّوح) (lit. fragrance) is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 15,800 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. 408