Khirbet Kuwayzibah

Kuzibah
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكوزيبا
Kuzibah is located in the West Bank
Kuzibah
Kuzibah
Location of Kuzibah within the West Bank
Kuzibah is located in State of Palestine
Kuzibah
Kuzibah
Location of Sa'ir within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°36′1″N 35°09′25″E / 31.60028°N 35.15694°E / 31.60028; 35.15694
Palestine grid164/112
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,383
Name meaningthe ruin of Kuzeiba, p.n., possibly from the Heb. Chozeba[2]
Kuwayzibah
Arabic: كوزيبا
Alternative nameKūzībah (ar)
Height872m
History
PeriodsSecond Temple period

Khirbet Kuwayzibah (Arabic: كوزيبا, Hebrew: ח'רבת כויזבה), also Kuzibah, Kueiziba, is an ancient ruin, partly inhabited, in the Hebron Governorate in the West Bank, presently part of Sa'ir. The modern Palestinian village had a population of 1,383 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. 400