Umm ar-Rihan
Umm ar-Rehan | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | أم الريحان |
| • Latin | Khirbet Umm ar-Rehan (official) |
Location of Umm ar-Rehan within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′01″N 35°08′31″E / 32.48361°N 35.14194°E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/210 |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 447 |
| Name meaning | "Mother of Basil" |
Umm ar-Rehan (Arabic: أم الريحان, meaning "Mother of Basil"; also transliterated Umm Rihan or Um al-Rehan) is a Palestinian village of 447 inhabitants located high on the northwestern hills of the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine, 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from Jenin. It is one of a number of Palestinian villages that are now located within enclaves in the Seam Zone
Umm al-Rehan is one of seven villages that form part of the Barta'a enclave, which is named for the enclave's largest town: eastern Barta'a (pop. 3,500).