Nuba, Hebron

Nuba, Hebron
Nuba
Other transcription(s)
 – Arabic نوبا
Nuba is located in the Palestinian territories
Nuba
Location of Nuba within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°36′25.96″N 35°02′12.24″E / 31.6072111°N 35.0367333°E / 31.6072111; 35.0367333Coordinates: 31°36′25.96″N 35°02′12.24″E / 31.6072111°N 35.0367333°E / 31.6072111; 35.0367333
Governorate Hebron
Government
 – Type Municipality
Population (2007)
 – Jurisdiction 4,336

Nuba (Arabic: نوبا‎) is a Palestinian village located eleven kilometers north-west of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,336 in 2007.[1]

The village is mentioned in a late 14th century document of the Mamluk Sultanate who ruled Palestine from Cairo where three villagers are named as "ar'ru'asā ["the leaders"] in the village of Nūbā".[2]

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