Bayt Jibrin (بيت جبرين)

Place Name

Bayt Jibrin (بيت جبرين)

Place Description

A historic Palestinian town in the Hebron subdistrict, situated on level ground in the western foothills of the Hebron Mountains, south of Wadi Bayt Jibrin and at the intersection of roads connecting Hebron, Jerusalem, Ramla, and al-Faluja. Its agricultural landscape was centered on rain-fed cultivation of cereals and fruit, with extensive olive groves along the surrounding valleys and hills; in 1944/45, 30,613 dunums were devoted to cereals and 2,477 dunums to irrigated land and orchards, while the town also served as an important commercial and service center for the surrounding villages.

Also Known As

Bet Guvrin, بيت جبرين

Place Type

Location

Map Coordinates

Latitude

31.606553

Longitude

34.896451

Web Links and URLs

Getty TGN

References

Getty TGN ID

7001375

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

BWB_ID:17;POM_ID:373

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Village between Al Khalil and Gaza

Updated By

Wafa Ghnaim