Es Samu
| As Samu' | ||
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| Other transcription(s) | ||
| • Arabic | السموع | |
| • Also spelled | es Samu' (official) Samua (unofficial) |
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As-Samu, 2007
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| Coordinates: 31°24′03″N 35°04′02″E / 31.40083°N 35.06722°ECoordinates: 31°24′03″N 35°04′02″E / 31.40083°N 35.06722°E | ||
| Palestine grid | 156/89 | |
| Governorate | Hebron | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipality | |
| • Head of Municipality | abed ennabe elhawamde | |
| Area | ||
| • Jurisdiction | 13,800 dunams (13.8 km2 or 5.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Jurisdiction | 19,649 | |
| Name meaning | Es Semua (p.n.) | |
As Samu' or es-Samu' (Arabic: السموع) (
pronunciation ) 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 area is a hilly, rocky area cut by some wadis. The Armistice Demarcation Line (ADL, Green line) runs generally east to west approximately five kilometers south of as Samu. The village of as Samu is located on twin hills with a wadi varying from shallow to deep between them. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the town had a population of 19,649 in 2007.
During Roman and Byzantine period, Eshtemoa was described as a large Jewish village.
The Jerusalem Talmud mentions Eshtemoa as well as an amora active in the town during the 4th century by the name of Hasa of Eshtemoa.Eusebius of Caesarea (4th-century) describes Eshtemoa in the Onomasticon as being a Jewish town in the 'Daroma', north of Aniam, within the Eleutheropolis (Bet Guvrin) region.
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