Umm al-Qutuf
| Umm al-Qutuf אֻם אל-קֻטוּף, אום אל-קוטוף أمّ القـُطـُف | |
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  Umm al-Qutuf | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°04′E / 32.467°N 35.067°ECoordinates: 32°28′N 35°04′E / 32.467°N 35.067°E | |
| Grid position | 155/208 PAL |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Menashe |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,037 |
| Name meaning | "The ruin with the St. John's-worts"[2] |
Umm al-Qutuf (Arabic: أمّ القـُطـُف; Hebrew: אֻם אל-קֻטוּף) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the triangle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,037.[1]
History
Pottery fragments from the Roman and Byzantine era have been found here.[3]
In 1882, during the late Ottoman era, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found at Kh. Umm el Kutuf only "ruined walls."[4]
In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kherbet Umm al-Qatuf had a population of 11 Muslims.[5]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Haddad, Elie (2012-03-22). "Umm el-Qutuf" (124). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
- Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Welcome To Umm al-Qutaf
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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