Umm Lasafa
Umm Lasafa is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, located southeast of Yatta, in the southern West Bank.- Type: Locality with 840 residents
- Description: village
- Also known as: “Abu Shabban”, “Khirbat Um Laṣafa”, “Khirbat Umm Lasafa”, “Khirbat Umm Laşafā”, “אבו שבאן”, “אום אלצאפה”, and “ابو شبان”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ar-Rifa’iyya and Tell Maon.
Tell Maon
Archaeological site
Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn, i.e. Tell Maon is situated 3½ km southwest of Umm Lasafa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khallet al-Maiya and Ad Deirat.
Ad Deirat
Village
Ad-Deirat, is a village on the outskirts of Yatta in the Palestinian Hebron Governorate.
Ma’on
Village
Ma'on is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Ma’on is situated 2½ km south of Umm Lasafa.
Umm Lasafa
- Categories: human settlement and village
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.43597° or 31° 26′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.15613° or 35° 9′ 22″ east
Population
840
Elevation
747 metres (2,451 feet)
Open location code
8G3QC5P4+9F
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Umm Lasafa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم لصفا”
- Arabic: “أم لصفة”
- Cebuano: “Umm Laşafā”
- Dutch: “Umm Laşafā”
- Hebrew: “אום לספה”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ad Dayrāt and Khallat al Mayyah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Khirbat Abū Shubbān and Khirbat Salmá.
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Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.
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