Beit Ta'mir
Beit Ta'mir (Arabic: خربة بيت تعمر) is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of Bethlehem.The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,596 in 2017. The village is named after the 'Arab al-Ta'mira Bedouin tribe of the Bethlehem area, and along with Za'atara, Hindaza, Tuqu', Khirbet al-Deir (today part of Tuqu'), Nuaman, Ubeidiya and al-Asakra forms the 'Arab al-Ta'mira village cluster.
Beit Ta'mir | |
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Municipality type D (Village council) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربة بيت تعمر |
Beit Ta'mir Location of Beit Ta'mir within Palestine Beit Ta'mir Location of Beit Ta'mir within the West Bank | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′40″N 35°14′23″E | |
| Palestine grid | 172/120 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,596 |
| Name meaning | The house of the T'amirah Arabs |
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