Umm al-Qutuf
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| Umm al-Qutuf <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֻם אל-קֻטוּף, אום אל-קוטוף أمّ القـُطـُف |
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 Umm al-Qutuf
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| Council | Menashe |
| Region | Samarian foothills |
| Population (2012) | 998[1] |
| Name meaning | "The ruin with the St. John's-worts"[2] |
Umm al-Qutuf (Arabic: أمّ القـُطـُف; Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֻם אל-קֻטוּף) is an Israeli-Arab village in the Menashe Regional Council. It is located in the triangle.
History
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."[3]
Price-tag attacks
In May 2013, three cars were set on fire and the local mosque was desecrated, in an apparent price tag attack for the Tapuah Junction stabbing.[4][5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 150
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 64
- ↑ Wadi Ara: Mosque desecrated; 3 cars set on fire, 05.14.13, Ynet
- ↑ Mosque in Israeli-Arab village vandalized in ‘price tag’ attack, May 14, 2013, JTA
Bibliography
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External links
- Welcome To Umm al-Qutaf
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons
