Karma, Hebron
Village in West Bank, Palestine
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Karma (Arabic: كرمة) is a village located nineteen kilometers south-west of Hebron, Palestine. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. The village had a population of 1,781 in 2017.[1]
Karma | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | كرمة |
  Karma Location of Karma within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°27′03″N 35°01′39″E | |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,781 |
| Name meaning | The ruin of the vineyard[2] |
History
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here "traces of ruins".[3]
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,386 in 2007.[4] The primary health care facilities for the village are at Qila designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.[5]
