Umm Safa

Umm Safa/Kafr Ishwa or Um Al-Safa is a Palestinian village in the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 604 residents
  • Description: municipality type D in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “Kafr Ashwa‘”, “Kafr Ishwa”, “Um es Saf”, “Um es Safa”, “Um Safa”, and “Umm Şafā”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jibiya and Hovlata.

Residential area
is a Palestinian village in the . It was founded after the 16th century. It is mentioned in text from 1697.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Umm Safa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ateret and Ajjul.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the . Located in the municipal jurisdiction of the , it is located on a hilltop, at an elevation of 760 metres.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the in the northern , located north of . There are two archaeological sites or khirbets to the east of the village.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the located twelve kilometers north of . The largest nearby town is Bir Zeit located to the southeast.

Umm Safa

Latitude
32.00838° or 32° 0′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.16589° or 35° 9′ 57″ east
Population
604
Elevation
616 metres (2,021 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q2558+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432264959
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
281441
Wiki­data ID
Q33510378
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Umm Safa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم صفا”
  • Arabic: “ام صفا”
  • Bengali: “উম্মে সাফা”
  • Cebuano: “Umm Şafā”
  • Dutch: “Umm Safa”
  • Dutch: “Umm Şafā”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ام صفا”
  • French: “Um Al-Safa”
  • French: “Umm Safa”
  • Hebrew: “אום צפא”

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