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Bani Na'im ( , Banî Na‘îm ) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate .¹ Known as Brekke in the pre-Roman era, it was later referred to as "Caphar Barucha" in the 4th-century.² The town is best known as the burial place of Lot . Following the Muslim conquest , its name was Arabized as "Kafr al-Barik." The tomb of Lot was turned into a mosque during Islamic rule and remained so under Crusader rule.³ Later, the Arab tribe of "Bani Nu'aym" settled there, giving the town its current name "Bani Na'im," first used by Muslim scholar Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi in 1690. Bani Na'im grew in population during the British Mandate for Palestine . It joined the 1936–39 Arab revolt as the site of a battle between the irregular Palestinian Arab forces of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni and the British Army .⁴ Following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , Bani Na'im was annexed by Jordan .⁵ It came under Israeli occupation after Israel captured the West Bank during the Six-Day War in 1967. In 1997, Bani Na'im was transferred to Palestinian administration and consequently became a municipality . Today, it serves as a commercial center for Hebron area villages, although most government services are in Hebron.⁶ The town had a population of 20,084 inhabitants in 2007.⁷ It is situated at a higher elevation than most localities in the area with an altitude of 951 meters (3,120 ft).

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Palestinian Authority municipality Bani Na'im ( , Banî Na‘îm ) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank located to mi east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Bani Na'im had a population of 20,084 inhabitants in 2007. It has a higher elevation than most localities in the area with an altitude of to ft . The proportion of arable land is 11.3% of the total land area.

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Municipality type A in Hebron, State of Palestine Bani Na'im ( , Banî Na‘îm ) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate . It is situated at a higher elevation than most localities in the area, with an altitude of 951 meters (3,120 ft). The town is best known as the burial place of Lot , a fact already mentioned around 400 CE, when it was known as "Caphar Barucha". Following the Muslim conquest , its name was eventually Arabized as "Kafr al-Burayk." The tomb of Lot was turned into a mosque during Islamic rule and remained so under Crusader rule. Later, the Arab tribe of "Bani Nu'aym" settled there, giving the town its current name, "Bani Na'im," first used by Muslim scholar Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi in 1690. In the late 1930s the population took part in the Arab Revolt against the British Mandate. The town came under Jordanian rule after 1948, and was occupied by Israel in 1967. In 1997 it became part of the Palestinian Autonomy. Bani Na'im is a municipality of the Hebron Governorate. In 2007 it had a population of 20,084 inhabitants in.

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Municipality type A in Hebron, State of Palestine Bani Na'im ( ) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine . It is situated at a higher elevation than most localities in the area, with an altitude of 951 meters (3,120 ft). The town is best known as the burial place of Lot , a fact already mentioned around 400 CE, when it was known as 'Caphar Barucha'. Following the Muslim conquest , its name was eventually Arabicized as Kafr al-Burayk . The tomb of Lot was turned into a mosque during Islamic rule and remained so under Crusader rule. Later, the Arab tribe of Bani Nu'aym settled there, giving the town its current name, Bani Na'im, first used by Muslim scholar Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi in 1690. During the late 1930s, the population took part in the Arab Revolt against the British Mandate . Following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , the town came under Jordanian rule . Since the 1967 Six-Day War , Bani Na'im has been occupied by Israel ; since 1995, it has been governed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). In 2007 it had a population of 24,500.

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Municipality type A in Hebron, Palestine Bani Na'im ( Arabic : بني نعيم , romanized : Banī Naʾīm , lit. ' children of bliss ' ) is a town in the southern West Bank located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine . It is situated at a higher elevation than most localities in the area, with an altitude of 951 meters (3,120 ft). The town is best known as the burial place of Lot , a fact already mentioned around 400 CE, when it was known as 'Caphar Barucha'. Following the Muslim conquest , its name was eventually Arabicized as Kafr al-Burayk . The tomb of Lot was turned into a mosque during Islamic rule and remained so under Crusader rule. Later, the Arab tribe of Bani Nu'aym settled there, giving the town its current name, Bani Na'im, first used by Muslim scholar Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi in 1690. During the late 1930s, the population took part in the Arab Revolt against the British Mandate . Following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , the town came under Jordanian rule . Since the 1967 Six-Day War , Bani Na'im has been occupied by Israel ; since 1995, it has been governed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). In 2017 the town had a population of 24,628. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).

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