Yatta, Hebron
Yatta (Arabic: يطّا), also known as Yattah or Yutta, is a Palestinian city located in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, approximately 8 km south of the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 63,511 in 2017.
Yatta | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | يطّا |
| • Latin | Yattah (official) |
View of Yatta | |
Yatta Location of Yatta within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′52″N 35°05′24″E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/094 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Abu Issa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133,080 dunams (133.0 km2 or 51.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 63,511 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | from Juttah |
| Website | www.yatta-munc.org |
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