Khirbet al-Deir
Khirbet al-Deir | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربة الدير |
Idyllic scene overlooking the Palestinian village, Khirbet al-Deir | |
Location of Khirbet al-Deir within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′20″N 35°01′30″E / 31.65556°N 35.02500°E | |
| Palestine grid | 152/117 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Founded | Early 18th century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 358 |
| Name meaning | "The ruin of the monastery" |
Khirbet al-Deir (Arabic: خربة الدير), or Khirbet ed-Deir, is a Palestinian village located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Bethlehem, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate of central West Bank. According to the 2017 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Census, the village had a population of 358 people.