In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town located north of the gush etzion regional council”. Today it says “palestinian town located 9 km”.
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Husan ( ) is a Palestinian town located north of the Gush Etzion Regional Council , nine kilometers west of Bethlehem , in the Bethlehem Governorate .1According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Husan had a population of 5,511 in 2007.2In 1978, Husan had a total land area of 7,134 dunams . Since the establishment of Betar Illit settlement and land expropriations by the Israeli Defense Forces , the town has been downsized to 1,425 dunams. The oldest remains found in the village date back to the Iron Age.3
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Palestinian Authority municipality Husan ( ) is a Palestinian town located north of the Gush Etzion Regional Council , nine kilometers west of Bethlehem , in the Bethlehem Governorate .
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Municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine Husan ( ) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers west of Bethlehem , in the Bethlehem Governorate .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Husan had a population of 5,511 in 2007.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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Municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine Husan ( ) 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 5,511 in 2007. 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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Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governate Municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine 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 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 . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian town located north of the gush etzion regional council
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palestinian town located 9 km
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