Khirbet al-Deir | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | خربة الدير |
Location of Khirbet al-Deir within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 31°39′07″N 35°12′39″E / 31.65194°N 35.21083°ECoordinates: 31°39′07″N 35°12′39″E / 31.65194°N 35.21083°E | |
Governorate | Bethlehem |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2006) | |
• Jurisdiction | 1,564 |
Khirbet al-Deir (Arabic: خربة الدير) is a Palestinian town located ten kilometers south of Bethlehem. The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate of central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 1,564 in mid-year 2006.
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 301.