Jubbet ad-Dib

Jubbet ad-Dib (Arabic: جبة الذيب, also spelled Jubbet adh-Dhib) is a small Palestinian village in the central West Bank, part of the Bethlehem Governorate. It is located about 6.5 kilometers southeast of Bethlehem and is just east of the Palestinian town of Jannatah and north of the Israeli settlement Kfar Eldad. Its lands border on the settlement of Havat Sdeh Bar. It had a population of 144 according to the 2017 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Jubbet ad-Dib has a total land area of 402 dunams, of which 8 constitute as built-up area, and is situated at an altitude of 628 meters above sea level.

Jubbet ad-Dib
Local Development Committee
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicجبة الذيب
  LatinJubbet adh-Dhib (official)
Jub al-Dib (unofficial)
Jubbet ad-Dib
Location of Jubbet ad-Dib within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°39′48″N 35°14′54″E
Palestine grid173/119
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Founded1929
Government
  TypeLocal Development Committee
  Head of MunicipalityRiad Khamis
Area
  Total402 dunams (0.4 km2 or 0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total144
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Name meaning"the Well of Wolves"
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