Umm Salamuna

Umm Salamuna is a Palestinian located twelve kilometers south-west of . The village is in the in the southern .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 945 residents
  • Description: village council in Bethlehem Governorate
  • Also known as: “Khirbat Um Salamūna”, “Khirbat Umm Salamuna”, “Khirbat Umm Salamūnah”, “Um Salamuna”, and “Umm Salmunah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biar Aqueduct and Yeshivat Machanaim.

Archaeological site
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , or Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct, is an ancient aqueduct in the northern Hebron Hills, south of , that formed part of the city's historic water-supply system.

School
Photo: איתמר אוחנה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school.

Bus stop
Gush Etzion Junction, also known simply as Gush Junction, is a 120-dunam business, commercial and tourism center in the southern , which serves as the entry point to the bloc of settlements. is situated 3½ km west of Umm Salamuna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jurat ash-Sham’a and Al-Masara.

Village
Jurat ash-Sham'a is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers south of . The village is in the in the southern .

Village
Photo: טל קינג, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian village in the central , 6.2 km southwest of , part of the . It is surrounded by a number of smaller Palestinian villages, including Khallet al-Haddad to the east.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gush Etzion is a group of Israeli settlements in the between and , about 950 meters above the sea level. It has a rich history dating from the 1920s and 30s to recent times.

Umm Salamuna

Latitude
31.64384° or 31° 38′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.16638° or 35° 9′ 59″ east
Population
945
Elevation
922 metres (3,025 feet)
Open location code
8G3QJ5V8+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4234615273
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283076
Wiki­data ID
Q7881648
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Satellite Map

Discover Umm Salamuna from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Umm Salamuna” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم سلمونة”
  • Arabic: “ام سلمونة”
  • Catalan: “Umm Salamuna”
  • Cebuano: “Umm Salmūnah”
  • Dutch: “Umm Salamuna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ام سلمونه”
  • French: “Umm Salamuna”
  • French: “Umm Salmuna”
  • Hebrew: “אום סלמונה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Umm Salamuna”
  • Polish: “Umm Salmuna”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Umm Salamuna Local Council and Jorat Al-Sham’a Local Council.

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