Beit Awwa

Beit Awwa
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيت عوّا
 • LatinKhirbet Beit 'Awwa (official)
Bayt 'Awwa (unofficial)
Beit Awwa, 2015
Beit Awwa, 2015
Beit Awwa is located in State of Palestine
Beit Awwa
Beit Awwa
Location of Beit Awwa within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°30′31″N 34°57′01″E / 31.50861°N 34.95028°E / 31.50861; 34.95028
Palestine grid145/101
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total470 dunams (0.5 km2 or 0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total10,436
 • Density21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
Name meaning"House of Auwa"[2]

Beit Awwa (Arabic: بيت عوّا) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 22 kilometers west of Hebron and 4 kilometers west of Dura. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Awwa had a population of 10,436 inhabitants in 2017.[1]

Beit Awwa saw ruins and artificial caves noted by various visitors throughout the 19th century. Following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it came under Jordanian rule, then Israeli occupation after the Six-Day War in 1967. Today, it is home to prominent clans, the Masalmea and Al Swaty.

  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. 388