Kharas

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Kharas


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arname=خاراس
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type=munc
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altOffSp=Khuras
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governorate=hb
latd=31|latm=36|lats=50.78|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=02|longs=35.28|longEW=E
population=7,120
popyear=2006
area=6,781
areakm=6.8
mayor=Issa Mahmoud Abu El

Kharas ( _ar. خاراس) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, 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 7,122 inhabitants in 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop11.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.] 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. [ [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22097/22097-h/22097-h.htm#page151 Byeways in Palestine] (2007) Finn, James. James Nisbet & Co: p.151]

There are five schools in the town: a boy's secondary school, an girls secondary school, Khaled ibn al-Walid basic mixed primary school, a girls' primary school and a mixed high school. There are four mosques, a sports club, a government-run health clinic and an olive press (olive oil manufacturing is a major industry in the town). [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Kharas_4938/Article_2743.html About Kharas Town and Municipality] ar icon]

References

[http://kharas.net]