| Beit Awwa | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت عوّا |
| • Also spelled | Khirbet Beit 'Awwa (official) Bayt 'Awwa (unofficial) |
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Beit Awwa
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| Coordinates: | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 470 dunams (0.5 km2 / 0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 8,064 |
| Name meaning | "House of Joe" |
Beit Awwa (Arabic: بيت عوّا) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, located 22 kilometers west of Hebron and 4 kilometers west of Dura. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Awwa had a population of 8,064 inhabitants in 2007.[1] Its total land area is 470 dunams, 30% of it lands before 1948; due to the town's proximity Green Line hundreds of dunams are a part of modern-day Israel.[2]
The two prominent clans of Beit Awwa are Salam and Sewiti. The latter migrated to the area from ar-Ramtha, Jordan.[3][4]
After the 1967 six day war Beit Awwa was completely destroyed.[5] Moshe Dayan claimed the destruction was carried out under the orders of an officer who wished to expel the residents, Brigadier General Uzi Narkis claimed the credit for the action.[6]
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