Khirbet Safa
Municipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine
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Khirbet Safa (Arabic: خربة صافا) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers north-west 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 1,105 in mid-year 2006.[2]
Khirbet Safa | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربة صافا |
| • Latin | Safa (official) |
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  Khirbet Safa Location of Khirbet Safa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′32″N 35°06′02″E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,105 |
| Name meaning | "clear", or "bright"[1] |
History
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "a small village, with a well to the north, on the west slope just below the watershed."[3]