Makhamra family
المخامرة | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Majority in Yatta, also in Al-Karmil, Khirbet at-Tuwani, Ma'in | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Palestinian Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, with preserved Jewish customs |
The Makhamra family (Arabic: المخامرة), also Muhamara or Mahamara, is a Palestinian clan from the city of Yatta, in the Hebron Governorate, West Bank. It is one of the largest clans in the southern Hebron Hills and have a tradition of descending from a Jewish tribe of Arabia. They have also preserved several practices of Jewish origin.