Taffuh

Taffuh () (lit. fragrance) is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 15,800 in 2017.

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Place details

Locality: تفوح
Region: West Bank
Country: الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population: 9,480
Timezone: Asia/Hebron

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Taffuh
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: تفّوح
Settlement.type: Municipality type B
Settlement.image_skyline: مدخل_قرية_تفوح_-_مدينة_الخليل.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Taffuh, in 2017
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Taffuh within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 154/105
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hebron
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam

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Wikidata facts

Official name: تفُّوح
Population: 1282
Elevation: 2635
Image: مدخل قرية تفوح - مدينة الخليل.JPG

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Commons category: Taffuh

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Article

11 sections

Contents

History
Biblical connection
Archaeology
Ottoman period
British Mandate
1948-1967
1967-present
Demography
Footnotes
Bibliography
External links

==History== ===Biblical connection=== The city of Beth-tappuah, literally House of Apple [tree], cited in the Book of Joshua (), is often located in the hill country of the Tribe of Judah, 5 km west northwest of Hebron. Some experts, but not all, identify it with the archaeological site standing not far from the modern Palestinian village.