Khirbet Safa (Arabic: خربة صافا) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers north-west of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,105 in mid-year 2006.[2]
Khirbet Safa | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | خربة صافا |
• Latin | Safa (official) |
Khirbet Safa Location of Khirbet Safa within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°38′32″N 35°06′02″E / 31.64222°N 35.10056°E | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Hebron |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,105 |
Name meaning | "clear", or "bright"[1] |
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "a small village, with a well to the north, on the west slope just below the watershed."[3]