The Hebron Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority

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 in the southern West Bank

West Bank

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. It extends south to, and includes most of, the Dead Sea

Dead Sea

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The governorate's land area is 1,060 square kilometers and its population according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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 in mid-year 2006 was 542,593. This makes the Hebron Governorate the largest of 16 governorates in both population and land area in the Palestinian territories

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. The city of Hebron

Hebron

Hebron , is located in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Jewish settlers concentrated in and around the old quarter...

 is the district capital or muhfaza (seat) of the governorate. The governor is Hussein al-A'araj and its district commander is Abdel Fattah al-Ju’eidi.

Localities

The Hebron Governorate has a total of seven cities and eighteen towns. The governorate also contains more than 100 Bedouin

Bedouin

The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...

 villages and settlements that are not listed below.

Cities

• Dura
  Dura, Hebron
  Dura is a Palestinian town located eleven kilometers southwest of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 28,268 in 2007...
  
  
• Halhul
  Halhul
  Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern West Bank, north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 22,108 mostly Muslim inhabitants in 2007.- History :...
  
  
• Hebron
  Hebron
  Hebron , is located in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Jewish settlers concentrated in and around the old quarter...
  
   (capital)
• Yatta
• ad-Dhahiriya
  Ad-Dhahiriya
  ad-Dhahiriya is a Palestinian city in the Hebron Governorate, 23 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, ad-Dhahiriya had a population of 28,776 in 2007.-History:According to Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H...
  
  

Municipalities

The following localities have municipality

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 status from the Ministry of Local Government of the Palestinian National Authority

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.

• Bani Na'im
  Bani Na'im
  Bani Na'im is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank located east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate. The town had a population of 20,084 inhabitants in 2007...
  
  
• Beit 'Awwa
• Beit Ula
  Beit Ula
  Beit Ula is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate, located ten kilometers northwest of Hebron, in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,885 inhabitants in 2007....
  
  
• Beit Ummar
  Beit Ummar
  Beit Ummar is an Arab town located eleven kilometers northwest of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2007, the town had a population of 13,348 inhabitants. Over 4,800 residents of the town are under the age of 18...
  
  
• Deir Sammit
  Deir Sammit
  Deir Sammit is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 6,237 in 2007.-External links:**...
  
  
• Idhna
  Idhna
  Idhna is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, located in the Hebron Governorate, 13 kilometers west of Hebron and about one kilometer east of the Green Line. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of approximately 19,012 inhabitants in...
  
  
• Kharas
  Kharas
  Kharas is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, located twelve kilometers northwest of Hebron, part of the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,665 inhabitants in 2007. It is situated at the northern mouth of the...
  
  

• Nuba
  Nuba, Hebron
  Nuba is a Palestinian village located eleven 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 4,336 in 2007....
  
  
• Sa'ir
  Sa'ir
  Sa'ir is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers northeast of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 18,045 in mid-year 2006....
  
  
• as-Samu
  As-Samu
  As Samu or es-Samu is a town in the Hebron Governorate of the West Bank, 12 kilometers south of the city of Hebron. as-Samu is 60 kilometers south-west of Jerusalem. The area is a hilly, rocky area cut by some wadis. The Armistice Demarcation Line runs generally east to west approximately five...
  
  
• Surif
  Surif
  Surif is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate located 25 km northwest of the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, Surif had a population of 13,365 in 2007. The population is entirely Muslim....
  
  
• Tarqumiya
• Taffuh
  Taffuh
  Taffuh is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank...
  
  

Village councils

The following have populations over 1,000 persons.

• Beit 'Amra
  Beit 'Amra
  Beit 'Amra is a Palestinian town located twelve kilometers southwest of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,165 in 2007.-External links:*...
  
  
• Beit Einun
  Beit Einun
  Beit Einun or Bayt 'Anun is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, located five kilometers northeast of Hebron in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,809 inhabitants in 2007.-History:Beit Einun is the modern...
  
  
• Beit Kahil
  Beit Kahil
  Beit Kahil is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, located seven kilometers northwest of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Kahil had a population of approximately 6,526 inhabitants in 2007. The population is made up of...
  
  
• Beit ar-Rush al-Fauqa
  Beit ar-Rush al-Fauqa
  Beit ar-Rush al-Fauqa is a Palestinian village located eighteen 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 979 in 2007....
  
  
• al-Burj
  Al-Burj
  al-Burj is a Palestinian village located twenty 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 2,578 464 in 2007...
  
  
• Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
  Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
  Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa is a Palestinian town located sixteen kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 1,600 in 2007....
  
  
• ad-Duwwara
  Ad-Duwwara
  ad-Duwwara is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east 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 1,685 in mid-year 2006. The primary health care facilities for the...
  
  
• Hadab al-Fawwar
  Hadab al-Fawwar
  Hadab al-Fawwar 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 1,918 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the...
  
  
• al-Heila
  Al-Heila
  al-Heila is a Palestinian village located eight kilometers south 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 1,277 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the village are...
  
  
• Hureiz
  Hureiz
  Hureiz is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers south-east 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 997 in mid-year 2006...
  
  
• Imreish
  Imreish
  Imreish is a Palestinian village located eleven kilometers south-west of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,665 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the...
  
  
• Jab'a
  Jab'a
  Jab'a is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, located 17 kilometers north of Hebron and 15 kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Located three kilometers east of the Green Line, it is located in the Seam Zone, surrounded by the Israeli settlements in the Gush Etzion Regional Council and...
  
  
• Karma
  Karma, Hebron
  Karma is a Palestinian village located nineteen kilometers south-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 1,386 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the village...
  
  
• al-Karmil
  Al-Karmil
  al-Karmil is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south 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 3,741 in 2007...
  
  
• Khalet al-Maiyya
  Khalet al-Maiyya
  Khalet al-Maiyya is a Palestinian village located nine kilometers south of Hebron and four kilometers west of Yatta. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,412 in 2007...
  
  
• Khursa
  Khursa
  Khursa is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers south-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 3,440 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the village...
  
  

• al-Kum
  Al-Kum
  al-Kum is a Palestinian village located nine kilometers 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 1,332 in mid-year 2006...
  
  
• Khirbet Safa
  Khirbet Safa
  Khirbet Safa 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....
  
  
• Khirbat al-Simia
  Khirbat al-Simia
  Khirbat al-Simia is a Palestinian village located fourteen kilometers south-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 1,705 in mid-year 2006....
  
  
• Kuseis
  Kuseis
  Kuseise is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers 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 2,276 in mid-year 2006. The primary health care facilities for the...
  
  
• al-Majd
  Al-Majd, Hebron
  al-Majd is a Palestinian village located eighteen kilometers south-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 1,925 in 2007....
  
  
• Qalqas
  Qalqas
  Qalqas or Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to Beit Hagai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,149 in 2007...
  
  
• Qila
  Qila, Hebron
  Qila is a Palestinian village located eleven 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 918 in mid-year 2006...
  
  
• al-Ramadien
  Al-Ramadien
  al-Ramadin is a Palestinian village located twenty-four 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 3,281 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the...
  
  
• ar-Rihiya
  Ar-Rihiya
  ar-Rihiya is a Palestinian town located six kilometers southwest of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 3,949 in 2007.-External links:...
  
  
• ash-Shuyukh
  Ash-Shuyukh
  Ash-Shuyukh or al-Shuyukh is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate located 6km northeast of the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Ash-Shuyukh had a population of over 8,811 in 2007....
  
  
• Shuyukh al-Arrub
  Shuyukh al-Arrub
  Shuyukh al-Arrub is a Palestinian village located fourteen kilometers north-east 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 1,550 in 2007...
  
  
• as-Sura
  As-Sura
  as-Sura is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south-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 1,925 in 2007...
  
  
• at-Tabaqa
  At-Tabaqa
  at-Tabaqa is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,435 in mid-year 2006....
  
  
• al-Uddeisa
  Al-Uddeisa
  al-Uddeisa is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east 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 1,474 in mid-year 2006. The primary health care facilities for the...
  
  
• Zif
  Zif, Hebron
  Zif is a Palestinian village located south of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Zif had a population of 848 in 2007...
  
  

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