Khirbet at-TuwÃÂmin (Arabic: îÃÂñÃÂèÃÂé ñÃÂêÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, also: al-Tuweimin, al-Twamin, at-Tuwaymën) is a small Palestinian herding hamlet in the South Hebron Hills, within the Masafer Yatta cluster of communities in the Hebron Governorate of the southern West Bank. Like other Masafer Yatta localities, it lies in Area C under Israeli civil and military control, and much of the surrounding area has been designated Firing Zone 918 since the 1980s, with residents facing demolition orders, planning restrictions and recurrent settler-related incidents.
At-TuwÃÂmin stands at about 865 metres above sea level, at approximately 31.37592ðN, 35.12137ðE. The hamlet lies east of Yatta, near Khirbet Bir al-'Idd and al-Mufagara, within the dispersed cave-dwelling and herding landscape that comprises Masafer Yatta.
The broader Masafer Yatta landscape (Arabic masÃÂfer, âÂÂtravellingâÂÂ) has long supported semi-sedentary pastoralism with cave-adapted dwelling. Families in at-TuwÃÂmin share the region's pattern of caves, cisterns, terraces and small dryland plots typical of the South Hebron Hills. Humanitarian mapping and older surveys list the locality among long-standing hamlets of the area.
Following the June 1967 war, Masafer Yatta came under Israeli occupation and was included in Area C. In the 1980s, large parts of the area were declared Firing Zone 918, constraining civilian construction, service connections and access to land. UN OCHA and other agencies have continued to document demolition orders, confiscations and displacement risks affecting at-TuwÃÂmin and neighbouring hamlets.
At-TuwÃÂmin is one of the smaller Masafer Yatta communities. Families subsist on mixed herding (goats and sheep), small-plot dryland farming and seasonal grazing, consistent with regional patterns. Local testimonies and mapping list the hamlet among the cave-dwelling pastoral communities east of Yatta.