- Al-Karmil
Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=al-Karmil
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arname=خربة الكرمل
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type=mund
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altOffSp=Khirbat al-Karmil
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governorate=hb
latd=31|latm=25|lats=25.19|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=07|longs=59.37|longEW=E
population=2,934
popyear=2006
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mayor=al-Karmil ( _ar. خربة الكرمل) is a
Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south ofHebron . The village is in theHebron Governorate SouthernWest Bank . According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 2,934 in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop11.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population] for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics ] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2. [ [http://wwww.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/BB0D1D0CC89A371F8525706F00517495/$File/healthinforum_HLT_westbank_opt110205.pdf?OpenElement West Bank Health care] ]Biblical references
There are three biblical references to al-Karmil in the bible. Carmel is mentioned as a city of
Judah , also as the place whereSaul erects a monument after the expedition against the Amelek and where Nabal the Carmalite resides. [Joshua ch xv verse 55, 1 Samuel ch xv verse 12 and 1 Samuel ch xxv] [ [http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/1842/2239/1/Lozovvy+J+thesis+07.pdf Nabal and Abigail] ] [Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, 1832. p 280]Footnotes
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