Umm al-Qutuf

Umm al-Qutuf (Arabic: أمّ القـُطـُف; Hebrew: אֻם אל-קֻטוּף) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the triangle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,237.^[2]

Umm al-Qutuf אֻם אל-קֻטוּף, אום אל-קוטוף‎ أمّ القـُطـُف
Etymology: "The ruin with the St. John's-worts"[1]
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Coordinates: 32°28′1″N 35°3′25″E
Grid position	155/208 PAL
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Menashe
Population  (2023)[2]	1,237

History

Pottery remains from the Hellenistic,^[3] Roman,^[3][4] and Byzantine eras have been found here,^[3][4][5] as have pottery remains from the early Muslim and the Middle Ages.^[3]

Ottoman era

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found at Kh. Umm el Kutuf only "ruined walls."^[6]

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kherbet Umm al-Qatuf had a population of 11 Muslims.^[7]

A panoramic view from west on Umm al-Qutuf (center) and Barta'a (right); the village on the far hill on the left is Qazir

See also

• Arab localities in Israel