Umm ar-Rehan | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | أم الريحان |
| • Latin | Khirbet Umm ar-Rehan[1] (official) |
  Umm ar-Rehan Location of Umm ar-Rehan within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′01″N 35°08′31″E / 32.48361°N 35.14194°E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/210 |
| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 447 |
| Name meaning | "Mother of Basil"[1] |
Umm ar-Rehan (Arabic: أم الريحان, meaning "Mother of Basil"; also transliterated Umm Rihan or Um al-Rehan) is a Palestinian village of 447 inhabitants located high on the northwestern hills of the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine, 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from Jenin.[3] It is one of a number of Palestinian villages that are now located within enclaves in the Seam Zone[3]
Umm al-Rehan is one of seven villages that form part of the Barta'a enclave,[4] which is named for the enclave's largest town: eastern Barta'a (pop. 3,500).[5]
- ^ a b Palmer, 1881, p. 150
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Local Aid Coordination Committee (30 April 2003). "The Impact of Israel's Separation Barrier on Affected West Bank Communities" (PDF). Humanitarian and Emergency Policy Group. Retrieved 2007-08-28.[dead link]
- ^ Operations Support Officer Programme West Bank (14 February 2005). "Case Study: UNRWA's access to Barta'a enclave disrupted by IDF restrictions" (PDF). United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Retrieved 2007-08-28.
- ^ Amira Hass (3 February 2004). "One Nurse For 4,700 People and the Doctor Faces a Roadblock". Ha'aretz.