Umm al-Kilab

This article is about a Palestinian village. For the Qatari settlement, see Umm al Kilab.

Umm al-Kilab (Arabic: أُم الكِلاب, also spelled Umm el-Kelab) is a Palestinian village in the southern Gaza Strip, part of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It is located south of Khan Yunis and east of Rafah, on the border with the Rafah Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Umm al-Kilab had a population of 999 in 2006.^[1] The village is currently under Israeli control.

Umm al-Kilab
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	أُم الكِلاب
• Latin	Umm el-Kelab (official)
Umm al-Kilab Location of Umm al-Kilab within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°17′44″N 34°17′30″E
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Khan Yunis
Government
• Type	Village council
• Control	Israel
Population  (2006)
• Total	999

In the 1880s Umm al-Kilab was described in the Palestine Exploration Fund's Quarterly Statement as a village that measured about 800 by 600 paces. It had an estimated elevation of 215 feet above sea level. The explorers found sandstone pottery and noted the presence of seven circular cisterns. The surrounding countryside was inhabited by Tarabin Bedouin.^[2]

The neighborhood was a frequent target of Israeli bombing during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.^[3]