Umm al-Qutuf

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 2022 it had a population of 1,201.[2]

Umm al-Qutuf
אֻם אל-קֻטוּף, אום אל-קוטוף
أمّ القـُطـُف
Etymology: "The ruin with the St. John's-worts"[1]
Umm al-Qutuf is located in Haifa region of Israel
Umm al-Qutuf
Umm al-Qutuf
Umm al-Qutuf is located in Israel
Umm al-Qutuf
Umm al-Qutuf
Coordinates: 32°28′1″N 35°3′25″E / 32.46694°N 35.05694°E / 32.46694; 35.05694
Grid position155/208 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictHaifa
CouncilMenashe
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,201

History

Pottery remains from the Hellenistic,[3] Roman,[3][4] and Byzantine eras have been found here,[3][4][5] as have pottery remains from the early Muslim and the Middle Ages.[3]

Ottoman era

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found at Kh. Umm el Kutuf only "ruined walls."[6]

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kherbet Umm al-Qatuf had a population of 11 Muslims.[7]

A panoramic view from west on Umm al-Qutuf (center) and Barta'a (right); the village on the far hill on the left is Qazir

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