- Husan
Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Husan
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arname=حوسان
meaning=
founded=
type=munc
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altOffSp=Hussan
altUnoSp=Housan
governorate=bl
latd=31|latm=42|lats=35.81|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=08|longs=01.90|longEW=E
population=5,700
popyear=2006
area=7,134
areakm=7.1
mayor=Ali Ibrahim ShushaHusan ( _ar. حوسان) is a
Palestinian town located north of theGush Etzion Regional Council , nine kilometers west of the city ofBethlehem in theBethlehem Governorate . According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of approximately 5,700 in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop10.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006]Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics ]In 1978 Husan had a total land area of 7,134
dunam s, however with the building of theBetar Illit settlement and anIsrael i "reserved area" the town has been downsized to 1,425 dunams. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=355 Husan: A Palestinian Village Undergoes the Segregation Wall] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem] The oldest remains found in the village date back to the Iron Age. Other remains date from the post-Babylonian Exile Period, and the Middle Ages. [ [http://www.bethlehem.ps/culture/old_core/old_cores7.php Hussan Old Core] The Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation ]References
Life in Husan - Photos and description of travel restrictions [http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/09/14/life-in-husan-west-bank/] Holyexposures.com
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