Khirbet al-Deir

Khirbet al-Deir
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicخربة الدير
Idyllic scene overlooking the Palestinian village, Khirbet al-Deir
Idyllic scene overlooking the Palestinian village, Khirbet al-Deir
Khirbet al-Deir is located in State of Palestine
Khirbet al-Deir
Khirbet al-Deir
Location of Khirbet al-Deir within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°39′20″N 35°01′30″E / 31.65556°N 35.02500°E / 31.65556; 35.02500
Palestine grid152/117
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
FoundedEarly 18th century
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total358
Name meaning"The ruin of the monastery"[2]

Khirbet al-Deir (Arabic: خربة الدير), or Khirbet ed-Deir, is a Palestinian village located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Bethlehem, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate of central West Bank. According to the 2017 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Census, the village had a population of 358 people.[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. 398