Umm al-Qutuf
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Umm al-Qutuf אֻם אל-קֻטוּף, אום אל-קוטוף أمّ القـُطـُف |
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 Umm al-Qutuf
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| Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°04′E / 32.467°N 35.067°ECoordinates: 32°28′N 35°04′E / 32.467°N 35.067°E | |
| Grid position | 155/208 PAL |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Menashe |
| Population (2015) | 1,037 |
| Name meaning | "The ruin with the St. John's-worts" |
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.
Pottery fragments from the Roman and Byzantine era have been found here.
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."
In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kherbet Umm al-Qatuf had a population of 11 Muslims.
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