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Village in West Bank, Palestine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hadab al-Fawwar (Arabic: حدب الفوّار, lit. Sparkling Slope) is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers southwest 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 2,354 in 2017.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[3] It is adjacent to the Palestinian refugee camp of Fawwar.
Hadab al-Fawwar | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | حدب الفوّار |
Location of Hadab al-Fawwar within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°28′36″N 35°03′20″E | |
Palestine grid | 155/098 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Hebron |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,354 |
Name meaning | The hummock[2] |
Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.[4]
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here "Walls, a deep cistern, and a large tomb, sequently used as a stable."[5]
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