Umm Ar-Rihan

Umm Ar-Rihan

Umm ar-Rehan (Arabic: أم الريحان‎, meaning "Mother of Basil"; also transliterated Umm Rihan or Um al-Rehan) is a Palestinian village of 370 inhabitants located high on the northwestern hills of the Jenin Governorate, 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from Jenin. It is one of a number of Palestinian villages that are now located within enclaves in the Seam Zone

Umm al-Rehan is one of seven villages that form part of the Barta'a enclave, which is named for the enclave's largest town: eastern Barta'a (pop. 3,500).