as-Samu
Sign in to saveAs Samu' or es-Samu' () () is a town in the Hebron Governorate of the West Bank, Palestine, 12 kilometers south of the city of Hebron and 60 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem. The town had a population of 26,011 in 2017.
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Place details
- Locality
- السموع
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 19,355
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- As Samu'
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Latin
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- es Samu' (official)Samua (unofficial)
- Settlement.type
- Municipality type B
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Samu 2007 (cropped).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- As-Samu, 2007
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- As-Samu logo.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of As Samu' within Palestine
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- Eshtemoa
- Official name
- السموع
- Country
- Palestine
- Located in
- Hebron Governorate
- Population
- +26011
- Area
- +13.80
- Elevation
- +696
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Samu 2007 (cropped).jpg
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Ancient period
- Classical period
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman era
- British Mandate era
- Jordanian era
- Samu Incident
- Israeli occupation
- Demography
- Culture
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
As Samu' or es-Samu' () () is a town in the Hebron Governorate of the West Bank, Palestine, 12 kilometers south of the city of Hebron and 60 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem. The town had a population of 26,011 in 2017.
As-Samu' is located on a tell identified with the ancient Eshtemoa, from which it derives its name. Initially a small village in the early Ottoman era, as-Samu' gradually grew into a larger settlement over the years. In 1966, it was the site of the Samu incident. Since the 1990s, as-Samu' has been governed by the Palestinian Authority as part of Area A of the West Bank. It is known for its handwoven kilims.''''''