Yatta, Hebron
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- This article is the City in the Palestinian territories. For the pop song, see Yatta. For the anime programming tool, see YATTA.
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| Arabic | يطّا | |
| Country | Palestine | |
| Governorate | Hebron | |
| Government | City | |
| Also spelled | Yattah (officially) | |
| Coordinates | 31°26′52.00″N 35°05′24.00″E / 31.4477778°N 35.09°ECoordinates: 31°26′52.00″N 35°05′24.00″E / 31.4477778°N 35.09°E | |
| Population | 48,672 (2007) | |
| Jurisdiction |
133,080 dunams (133.0 km²) |
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| Head of Municipality | Khalil Younis | |
| Website | www.yatta-munc.org | |
Yatta or Yattah (Arabic: يطّا; Hebrew: יטה) is a Palestinian city located in the Hebron Governorate on a high approximately 8 km south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank.[1] It is located on the site of the Biblical town of Juttah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics it had a population of 48,672 in 2007.[2][3]
Yatta is also home to the al-Makhamrah clan, who holds a tradition of originating from one of the original Jewish tribes of Arabia. They have been visited by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in order to inquire about the veracity of the claims. It has been found that during one of the winter days the clan goes to a house on the outskirts of the village and lights candles (as is customary in Hanukka). They also refrain from eating camel meat, which is forbidden to Jews.[citation needed]
Seven Palestinians were killed in Yatta during the Second Intifada in different incidents from 2002-04.[4]
[edit] Culture
A Jillayeh dress from Yatta from around 1910 is part of the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) at Museum of New Mexico at Santa Fe.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Columbia Encyclopedia: Juttah
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
- ^ MongaBay: Palestine City Populations
- ^ Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories B'Tselem
- ^ Stillman, 1979, p. 59, 60
[edit] Bibliography
- Stillman, Yedida Kalfon (1979), Palestinian costume and jewelry, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 0-8263-0490-7
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