Sikka, Hebron


Sikka is a Palestinian village in the Dura district of the Hebron Governorate, in the south of the West Bank.

Population

The 2017 census listed the village's population at approximately 914.

Geography

Located west of the city of Dura, the village is approximately above sea level.

History

Ottoman era

In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found "ruined walls, caves, and cisterns" in Sikka.

Jordanian era

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the area fell under Jordanian rule. The Jordanian census of 1961 found 250 inhabitants in "Kh Sikka".