Archeological Canaanite sites
A village built on a Roman-age settlement
Al-Kum is one of the villages of West Dura. It is located 12 km west of Hebron. This village is famous for having the archaeological landmark of a unique palace, Al Muwarraq Palace, built in the Roman era, as indicated by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiques. The palace is divided into two parts, north and south, with a corridor between them. The palace has many rooms, water channels, and caves that are dug into the rocks. Al-Muwarraq Palace was built on an area of 1600 square meters, around a celestial courtyard measuring 11x10 meters, in the center of which is a rectangular peristyle foyer paved with a mosaic floor.