Umm al-Tut

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Umm al-Tut

Umm al-Tut is a Palestinian village about 6 km southeast of Jenin in the northern West Bank. It is governed as a village council. The name means “Mulberries Place.” The population was about 1,194 in 2017, up from around 1,003 in 2006.

Location and people
- Coordinates: roughly 32.43°N, 35.34°E
- Population: 1,003 (2006) and 1,194 (2017)
- The village relies on nearby areas for resources and livestock support

History in brief
- 1517: Umm al-Tut became part of the Ottoman Empire with Palestine
- 16th–17th centuries: Part of the Turabay Emirate, which included nearby regions
- Original residents are said to have come from Nablus and Ramallah
- 1870: Described by Victor Guérin as a village south of Deir Abu Da’if
- 1882: Noted by the Survey of Western Palestine as a village in dense thickets with open fields to the south
- 1922 British Mandate census: 94 Muslims
- 1931 census: 129 Muslims in 24 houses
- 1945: 170 Muslims; land area 4,876 dunams (most used for cereals, some plantations and irrigable land)
- 1948–1949: Came under Jordanian rule after the war
- 1961 Jordanian census: 266 inhabitants
- 1967 onward: Under Israeli occupation

Economy and land
- Umm al-Tut is a major source of natural resources for the area
- Nearby villages rely on its abundant fuel wood and pastures to raise livestock
- The village faces pressure from illegal grazing, logging, hunting, waste disposal, and land seizures by neighboring villages seeking agricultural land