| Howwarah | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | حُوّاره |
| • Also spelled | Howwarah (official) Huwara (unofficial) |
| Entrance to Huwara checkpoint | |
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Howwarah
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| Coordinates: | |
| Governorate | Nablus |
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| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Jurisdiction | 5,570 |
Huwara (Arabic: حُوّاره, ḥuwwarah, )[2] is a Palestinian town located in the Nablus Governorate of the northern West Bank, 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Nablus and forms an enclave between four Israeli settlements.[3] It is approximately 4 miles (6 km) from Jacob's Well.[2] As part of the West Bank Closures system, the town contains the main Israel Defense Forces checkpoint to enter the nearby city of Nablus.[4] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,800 in 2006.[5]
In 1853, Huwara was engaged in a battle with the neighboring villages of Quza and Beita which left ten men and seven women dead.[6]
At the time of the 1931 census, Huwara (together with the smaller location Bir Quza) had 240 occupied houses and a population of 955 Muslims.[7]
The first elementary school was established in 1947, the school was converted in to secondary school in 1962, the first female elementary school was established in 1957. Huwara Elementary as well as secondary schools serves infants from neighboring villages up to the present time.
Huwara contains four major clans. The main clan is the Odeh clan, which contains many families including the Mohammad, the Shaaweet, the Shhada, and Sleem. The second major clan is Ethmedeh.
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