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Kharas
Sign in to saveKharas () is a Palestinian town in the southern State of Palestine, located twelve kilometers northwest of Hebron, part of the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,139 inhabitants in 2017. It is situated at the northern mouth of the Wadi ’Arab near the ruins of 'Elah. Nearby towns include Nuba and Beit Ula to the south, Surif to the north and Halhul to the east. It has a total land area of 6,781 dunams.
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- Locality
- בקר
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 6,885
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kharas
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- خاراس
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Latin
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Khuras (official)
- Settlement.type
- Municipality type C
- Settlement.image_skyline
- مسجد الشهداء في منطقة السهل.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kharas
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Kharas within Palestine
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
- Settlement.grid_position
- 154/113
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- State of Palestine
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Hebron
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1264
- Image
- القصر الصيني في مدينة الخليل.jpg
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- postal code
- 759
- Commons category
- Kharas
- native label
- خاراس
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- British Mandate era
- Jordanian era
- Post 1967
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Kharas () is a Palestinian town in the southern State of Palestine, located twelve kilometers northwest of Hebron, part of the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,139 inhabitants in 2017. It is situated at the northern mouth of the Wadi ’Arab near the ruins of 'Elah. Nearby towns include Nuba and Beit Ula to the south, Surif to the north and Halhul to the east. It has a total land area of 6,781 dunams.
==History== Kharas does not appear in records from the 16th century. Oral tradition suggests that Kharas was founded after the 16th century. Fellahin from Halhul established the settlement in the late 18th or early 19th century. A family from Sa'ir also relocated there due to conflicts in their hometown.
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