Khirbat Umm Sabuna (أم صابونة)

Place Name

Khirbat Umm Sabuna (أم صابونة)

Place Description

A historic Palestinian hamlet in the Baysan subdistrict, situated below Kawkab al-Hawa at the foot of the cliff on which the village stood, along the western edge of the Jordan Valley and approximately 3.3 km west of the Jordan River. The locality's agricultural landscape included orchards and cultivated valley land, while the hilly terrain surrounding the site supported grazing; an orchard occupies part of the former village lands today.

Also Known As

عرب الصقر, أم صابونة

Place Type

Village

Map Coordinates

Latitude

32.585598

Longitude

35.541681

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

POM_ID:1184

Updated By

Wafa Ghnaim