Rumat al-Heib | |
Arname: | رُمة الهـَيـْب |
Founded: | 1920s |
District: | north |
Council: | Al-Batuf |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jezreel#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 32.7775°N 35.3072°W |
Rumat al-Heib (Arabic: رُمة الهـَيـْب; Hebrew: רומת אל-הייב) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of the al-Batuf Regional Council. In its population was .
The village was established at the beginning of the 1920s by members of the Arab al-Heib tribe and was originally named after the family.
In the 1931 census the population was counted with nearby Rumana, and together they had 197 inhabitants; 195 Muslims and 2 Christians, in a total of 36 houses.[1]
.In 2007, there were tensions between the village and the nearby moshav of Tzippori, with the Bedouins accused of cattle rustling.[2]