Umm al-Tut

Umm al-Tut
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicام التوت
Umm al-Tut is located in State of Palestine
Umm al-Tut
Umm al-Tut
Location of Umm al-Tut within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°25′56″N 35°20′40″E / 32.43222°N 35.34444°E / 32.43222; 35.34444
Palestine grid182/204
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,194
Name meaning"The place with the mulberries"[2]
"The mother of all strawberries"[3]

Umm al-Tut (Arabic: ام التوت, romanizedām al-tūt, literally "Mulberries Place") is a Palestinian village 6 km southeast of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1003 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,194 by 2017.[1][4]

  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. 170
  3. ^ Haaretz
  4. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics