[4] The Duma arson attack in 2015, perpetrated by Israeli settlers, resulted in the death of an 18 months old child and both his parents in the village.

[6] It has been suggested that Duma was the Biblical city of Arumah[7] (Judges 9:41) and the place called Edumia in the Onomasticon.

[8] South–southwest of the village is a spring called Ayn Duma, where water has been collected in ancient small pools, some hollowed out of rock.

They paid a fixed tax-rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and bee-hives; in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 1,300 akçe.

Some of the lower courses are still in place, and show that the towers were built of stones of large dimensions, some cut smooth and others in boss.

The antiquity of the site is also proved by the numerous excavations in the rock, such as cisterns and subterranean magazines, found everywhere.

[23] However, Duma's residents still mostly rely on irrigated crops, fruit orchards, olive groves and livestock for food.

[4] Duma has three schools for girls and boys and the town established a Mayo Clinic in 2002 with the help of the Palestinian Ministry of Health.