Umm ash Shaqḩān
Umm ash Shaqḩān is a locality in West Bank, Palestine and has about 292 residents and an elevation of 812 metres. Umm ash Shaqḩān is situated nearby to the locality Umm al ‘Amd, as well as near Khallat al Mayyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ar-Rifa’iyya and Zif.
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.
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.
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.
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 ash Shaqḩān.
Umm ash Shaqḩān
- Type: Locality with 292 residents
- Also known as: “Umm ash Shaqhan”
- Category: human settlement
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Dutch—“Umm ash Shaqḩān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم الشقحان”
- Cebuano: “Umm ash Shaqḩān”
- Dutch: “Umm ash Shaqḩān”
Localities in the Area
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