Beit 'Amra

Beit 'Amra
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicخربة بيت عمرة
Beit 'Amra
Beit 'Amra
Beit 'Amra is located in State of Palestine
Beit 'Amra
Beit 'Amra
Location of Beit 'Amra within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°26′53″N 35°03′13″E / 31.44806°N 35.05361°E / 31.44806; 35.05361
Palestine grid155/095
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total3,607
Name meaningThe ruin of the house of ’Amra[2]

Beit 'Amra (Arabic: خربة بيت عمرة) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southwest of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 3,607 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. ^ From personal name, Amra, according to Palmer, p. 397; a variation of "Omar", see p. 268