Husan
Husan (Arabic: حوسان) is a Palestinian town located 9 km (5.6 mi) 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 | |
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Municipality type C | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | حوسان |
| • Latin | Hussan (official) Housan (unofficial) |
View of Husan | |
Husan Location of Husan within Palestine Husan Husan (the West Bank) | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′36″N 35°08′02″E | |
| Palestine grid | 162/124 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Jamal Sabatin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,134 dunams (7.1 km2 or 2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 7,048 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Hovering round" |
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.
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