Rumat al-Heib

Rumat al-Heib (Arabic: رُمة الهـَيـْب; Hebrew: רומת אל-הייב) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of the al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2023 its population was 2,565.^[1]

Rumat al-Heib רומת אל-הייב‎ رُمة الهـَيـْب
Rumat al-Heib, 2011
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Coordinates: 32°46′39″N 35°18′26″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Al-Batuf
Founded	1920s
Population  (2023)[1]	2,565

History

British Mandate era

The village was established at the beginning of the 1920s by members of the Arab al-Heib tribe and was originally named after the family.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1931 census the population was counted with nearby Rumana, and together they had 197 inhabitants; 195 Muslims and 2 Christians, in a total of 36 houses.^[2]

1948, Israel

.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, there were tensions between the village and the nearby moshav of Tzippori, with the Bedouins accused of cattle rustling.^[3]