Umm Salamuna
| Umm Salamuna | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربة ام سلمونه |
| • Also spelled |
Um Salmonah (official) Kirbat Umm Salamunah (unofficial) |
  Umm Salamuna Location of Umm Salamuna within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′35.49″N 35°10′04.44″E / 31.6431917°N 35.1679000°ECoordinates: 31°38′35.49″N 35°10′04.44″E / 31.6431917°N 35.1679000°E | |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 945 |
Umm Salamuna (Arabic: خربة ام سلمونه) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers South-west of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 945 in 2007.[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in Beit Fajjar where the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3.[2]
History
In the 1931 census the population of Umm Salamuna was counted together with Beit Fajjar, Marah Ma'alla and Marah Rabah. The total population was 1043, all Muslims, in 258 houses.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
- ↑ West Bank Healthcare
- ↑ Mills, 1932, p. 35
Bibliography
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
External links
- Welcome To Khirbat Umm Salamunah
- West Bank road closures
- Um Salamuna Village (Fact Sheet)
- Umm Salamuna Village Profile
- Um Salamuna Areal Photo
- The priorities and needs for development in Umm Salamuna village based on the community and local authorities’ assessment
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