Deir Sammit | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | دير سامت |
Location of Deir Sammit within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°31′22″N 34°58′27″E / 31.52278°N 34.97417°E | |
Palestine grid | 148/103 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Hebron |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 8,114 |
Name meaning | Kh. Deir Sâmat, the ruin of the monastery of the silent man[2] |
Deir Sammit (Arabic: دير سامت) is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 8,114 in 2017.[1]