Masafer Yatta | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مسافر يطا |
| • Latin | Mosfaret Yatta (official) |
  Masafer Yatta Location of Masafer Yatta within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′48″N 35°10′51″E / 31.38000°N 35.18083°E | |
| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Development Committee |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,000 dunams (36.0 km2 or 13.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 768 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Traveling" or "Nothing" |
Masafer Yatta (Arabic: مسافر يطا, also spelled Mosfaret Yatta) is a collection of 19 Palestinian hamlets in the southern West Bank, in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, located between 14 and 24 kilometers (8.7 and 14.9 mi) south of the city of Hebron, in the southern Hebron Hills. The hamlets are situated within the municipal boundary of Yatta. The name "Masafer" is believed to derive from the Arabic words for "traveling," in light of the distance needed to travel from Yatta, or "nothing" in light of the local belief that "nothing" would be able to live in the area.[1]