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Husan

Husan () is a Palestinian town located west of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Husan had a population of 7,048 in 2017.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Husan
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: حوسان
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Hussan (official)Housan (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type C
Settlement.image_skyline: Husan from Sde Boaz.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Husan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine#West Bank
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Husan within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 162/124
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bethlehem
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Palestine
Located in: Bethlehem Governorate
Population: +5551
Image: Husan from Sde Boaz.jpg

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Etymology
History
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
Post-1967
Education
References
Bibliography
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Husan () is a Palestinian town located west of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Husan had a population of 7,048 in 2017.

Husan is located in the Seam Zone of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, such that it is separated from the rest of the West Bank by the Israeli West Bank barrier.