Abu Rawwaa (أبو روّاع)

Place Name

Abu Rawwaa (أبو روّاع)

Place Description

A historic Palestinian Bedouin region in Al Naqab, associated with the Abu Rawwaa section of the Jbarat tribal lands. The Jbarat lands extended across the landscape between Gaza and the Hebron hills, with Abu Rawwaa forming part of a wider tribal territory that included cultivated and grazing lands; the Palestine Land Society Register records 230 inhabitants in 1948 and 1,909 registered refugees in 2008.

Also Known As

أبو روّاع

Place Type

Village

Map Coordinates

Latitude

31.557165

Longitude

34.719424

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

POM_ID:1063

Updated By

Wafa Ghnaim