|
Kharas ((アラビア語: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 6,665 inhabitants in 2007.〔(2007 PCBS Census ) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.〕 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.〔Finn, 1868, p. (151 ) 〕 It has a total land area of 6,781 dunams. ==History== In 1838, Edward Robinson noted Kharas S 14° E from Bayt Nattif.〔Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, p. ( 342 )〕 In 1883, the Palestine Exploration Fund's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described Kharas as "a small village standing high on the side of one of the lower hills, with olives round it. On the east is a well."〔Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. (305 )〕 In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kharas had a population of 577, all Muslim,〔Barron, 1923, Table V, Sub-district of Hebron, p.(10 )〕 increasing in the 1931 census to 739, still all Muslim, in 153 houses.〔Mills, 1932, p. (33 ).〕 In 1945 the population of Kharas was 970, all Arabs, and the land area 6,781 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.〔Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. ( 50 )〕 615 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 3,532 for cereals,〔Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. (93 )〕 while 38 dunams were built-up (urban) land.〔Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. ( 143 )〕 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. 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).〔(About Kharas Town and Municipality ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kharas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|
