Khirbet al-Deir

Khirbet al-Deir
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	خربة الدير
Khirbet al-Deir Location of Khirbet al-Deir within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°39′07″N 35°12′39″E / 31.65194°N 35.21083°E / 31.65194; 35.21083Coordinates: 31°39′07″N 35°12′39″E / 31.65194°N 35.21083°E / 31.65194; 35.21083
Governorate	Bethlehem
Government
• Type	Village council
Population (2006)
• Jurisdiction	1,564

Khirbet al-Deir (Arabic: خربة الدير‎‎) is a Palestinian town located ten kilometers south of Bethlehem. The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate of central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 1,564 in mid-year 2006.

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 301.

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