Umm al-Qutuf

Umm al-Qutuf
אֻם אל-קֻטוּף, אום אל-קוטוף
أمّ القـُطـُف
Umm al-Qutuf
Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°04′E / 32.467°N 35.067°E / 32.467; 35.067Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°04′E / 32.467°N 35.067°E / 32.467; 35.067
District Haifa
Council Menashe
Population (2015)[1] 1,037
Name meaning "The ruin with the St. John's-worts"[2]

Umm al-Qutuf (Arabic: أمّ القـُطـُف; Hebrew: אֻם אל-קֻטוּף) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the triangle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,037.

History

Pottery fragments from the Roman and Byzantine era have been found here.[3]

In 1882, during the late Ottoman era, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found at Kh. Umm el Kutuf only "ruined walls."[4]

A panoramic view from west on Umm al-Qutuf (center) and Barta'a (right); the village on the far hill on the left is Qazir

See also

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. 150
  3. Haddad, 2012, Umm el-Qutuf
  4. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 64

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