Umm al-Khair | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Latin | Umm al-Kheir (unofficial) |
  Umm al-Khair Location of Umm al-Khair within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′30″N 35°11′46″E / 31.42500°N 35.19611°E | |
| Palestine grid | 167/092 |
| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 686 |
| Name meaning | The cairn of Umm Kheir[2] |
Umm al-Khair (Arabic: أم الخير) is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank. It was inhabited by five families, roughly 70 people, in 2008.[3] By 2017, the population of the village was 686.[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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 406
- ^ David Dean Shulman, 'On Being Unfree:Fences, Roadblocks and the Iron Cage of Palestine,' Manoa Vol,20, No. 2, 2008, pp. 13-32