Hadab al-Fawwar

Village in West Bank, Palestine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hadab al-Fawwar (Arabic: حدب الفوّار, lit. Sparkling Slope) is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers southwest of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,354 in 2017.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[3] It is adjacent to the Palestinian refugee camp of Fawwar.

Arabicحدب الفوّار
Name meaningThe hummock[2]
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Hadab al-Fawwar
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicحدب الفوّار
Hadab al-Fawwar is located in State of Palestine
Hadab al-Fawwar
Hadab al-Fawwar
Location of Hadab al-Fawwar within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°28′36″N 35°03′20″E
Palestine grid155/098
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
  TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
  Total
2,354
Name meaningThe hummock[2]
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History

Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.[4]

Ottoman era

In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here "Walls, a deep cistern, and a large tomb, sequently used as a stable."[5]

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