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Qarawat Bani Hassan
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Qarawat Bani Hassan (Arabic: قراوة بني حسان) is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate of the state of Palestine, 30 kilometers southwest of Nablus and 8 kilometers northwest of Salfit in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,513 in 2017.[3]
Qarawat Bani Hassan | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | قراوة بني حسان |
• Latin | Qarawet Bani Hassan (official) Qarawat Bani Hasan, Qurawa Ibn Hasan (unofficial) |
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Location of Qarawat Bani Hassan within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°07′41″N 35°05′56″E | |
Palestine grid | 159/170 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Salfit |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Head of Municipality | Nasim 'Asi[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 9,684 dunams (9.7 km2 or 3.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft) |
Population (2017)[3] | |
• Total | 5,513 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Name meaning | "The towns of Ibn Hasan"[4] |
Its total land area is 9,684 dunams, of which 507 dunams is built-up area. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 10.7% of its municipal jurisdiction is under the civil administration of the Palestinian National Authority and the security of Israel, while 89.2% is under complete Israeli control.[5]