Beit Kahil

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Beit Kahil
Arabic بيت كاحل
Name Meaning "House of Disbandment"
Government Municipality
Also Spelled Bayt Kahil (officially)

Beit Kaheel (unofficially)

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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