Beit Awwa
Beit Awwa (Arabic: بيت عوّا) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 22 kilometers west of Hebron and 4 kilometers west of Dura. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Awwa had a population of 10,436 inhabitants in 2017.
Beit Awwa | |
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Municipality type B | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت عوّا |
| • Latin | Khirbet Beit 'Awwa (official) Bayt 'Awwa (unofficial) |
Beit Awwa, 2015 | |
Beit Awwa Location of Beit Awwa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°30′31″N 34°57′01″E | |
| Palestine grid | 145/101 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 470 dunams (0.5 km2 or 0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 10,436 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "House of Auwa" |
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