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Beit Kahil |
Arabic |
بيت كاحل |
Name Meaning |
"House of Disbandment" |
Government |
Municipality |
Also Spelled |
Bayt Kahil (officially)
Beit Kaheel (unofficially)
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Governorate |
Hebron |
Population |
5,860 (2006) |
Jurisdiction |
5,795 dunams (5.8 km²) |
Beit Kahil (Arabic: بيت كاحل) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, located seven kilometers northwest of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Kahil had a population of approximately 5,860 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and is projected to reach 6,030 in 2007.[1] The population is made up of several clans, including al-Attawna, al-Assafra, al-Zuhoor, al-Judi, Barham and al-Khateeb. The town's total land area is 5,795 dunams.[2]
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Beit 'Amra · Beit Einun · Beit Kahil · Beit ar-Rush al-Fauqa · al-Burj · Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa · ad-Duwwara · Hadab al-Fawwar · al-Heila · Hureiz · Imreish · Kamra · al-Kanum · al-Karmil · Khalet al-Maiyya · Kharas · Khirbet Safa · Khirbat al-Simia · Khursa · Kuseis · al-Majd · Nuba · Qalqas · Qila · al-Ramadien · ar-Rihiya · ash-Shuyukh · Shuyukh al-Arrub · as-Sura · at-Tabaqa · al-Uddeisa ·
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