In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town in the southern west bank”. Today it says “palestinian town in the southern state of palestine”.
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Kharas ( ) 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 6,665 inhabitants in 2007.1 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 . There are five schools in the town: a boy's secondary school, a girls secondary school, Khaled ibn al-Walid basic mixed primary school, a girls' primary school and a mixed high school. Byeways in Palestine (2007) Finn, James .2
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Palestinian Authority muni Kharas ( ) 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 6,665 inhabitants in 2007. 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.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Municipality type C in Hebron, State of Palestine 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 6,665 inhabitants in 2007. 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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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Municipality type C in Hebron, State of Palestine 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 10.210 inhabitants in 2019. 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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The opening as it stood in 2025
Municipality type C in Hebron, State of Palestine Kharas ( Arabic : خاراس ) 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 . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian town in the southern west bank
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palestinian town in the southern state of palestine
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