Khirbet Safa
Khirbet Safa | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربة صافا |
| • Latin | Safa (official) |
  Khirbet Safa Location of Khirbet Safa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′32″N 35°06′02″E / 31.64222°N 35.10056°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,105 |
| Name meaning | "clear", or "bright"[1] |
Khirbet Safa (Arabic: خربة صافا) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers north-west of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,105 in mid-year 2006.[2]
History
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "a small village, with a well to the north, on the west slope just below the watershed."[3]
Footnotes
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 407
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p.309
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Welcome To Kh. Safa
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
