At-Tuwani
Tawani | |
|---|---|
Place | |
| at-Tuwani | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | التواني |
| • Latin | Tuwani (official) |
Tawani | |
Location of Tawani within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′51″N 35°09′11″E / 31.41417°N 35.15306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 164/091 |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 194 |
| Name meaning | "The ruin of delay" |
Tawani or at-Tuwani (Arabic: التواني) is a small Palestinian village in the south Hebron Hills of the Hebron Governorate. Many of the village's residents live in caves. The village is located south-east of the village of Yatta. Approximately one kilometre (0.62 miles) away lies Tel Tuwani, near the Israeli settlement of Ma’on. Frequent disputes occur between at-Tawani's residents and settlers over land, roads and water resources. The village had a population of 194 residents in 2017.