Umm al ‘Amd
Umm al ‘Amd is a locality in West Bank, Palestine and has about 150 residents and an elevation of 801 metres. Umm al ‘Amd is situated nearby to the locality Khuraysah, as well as near Umm ash Shaqḩān.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zif and Ar-Rifa’iyya.
Zif
Residential area
Ziph was a town of Judah, located in the Judean Mountains south-east of Hebron. According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here.
Ar-Rifa’iyya
Residential area
Ar-Rifa'iyya, is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, located east of the city of Yatta and south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank, and within the lands occupied after the 1967 war.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khallet al-Maiya and Ad Deirat.
Khallet al-Maiya
Village
Khalet al-Maiyya خلة المية is a Palestinian village located nine kilometers south of Hebron and four kilometers west of Yatta. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank.
Ad Deirat
Village
Ad-Deirat, is a village on the outskirts of Yatta in the Palestinian Hebron Governorate. It is part of the Khalet al-Maiyya village cluster, 11 km to the southeast of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank. It was occupied in 1967. Ad Deirat is situated 3 km east of Umm al ‘Amd.
Al-Karmil
Village
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al-Karmil is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank, within Area A under total Palestinian control. Al-Karmil is situated 3 km south of Umm al ‘Amd.
Umm al ‘Amd
- Type: Locality with 150 residents
- Also known as: “Khirbat Um el ‘Amad”, “Khirbat Umm al ‘Amad”, and “Sahl Wād al Mā’”
- Category: human settlement
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hindi—“Umm al ‘Amd” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم العمد”
- Arabic: “سهل واد الماء”
- Belarusian: “Ум эль ’Амд”
- Cebuano: “Umm al ‘Amd”
- Dutch: “Umm al ‘Amd”
- Hindi: “उम्म अल ‘अमद’”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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