Huwara
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | حُوّاره |
| • Also spelled | Howwarah (official) Huwara (unofficial) |
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| Coordinates: 32°09′09″N 35°15′24″E / 32.15250°N 35.25667°ECoordinates: 32°09′09″N 35°15′24″E / 32.15250°N 35.25667°E | |
| Palestine grid | 174/173 |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 7,982 dunams (7.982 km2 or 3.082 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 5,570 |
| Name meaning | "White marl" |
Huwara (Arabic: حُوّاره, ḥuwwarah, 
Arabic pronunciation ) is a Palestinian town located in the Nablus Governorate of the northern West Bank, 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Nablus, on the main road connecting Nablus southwards to Ramallah and Jerusalem. It is approximately 4 miles (6 km) from Jacob's Well. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,800 in 2006.
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.
Huwara is an ancient site, and cisterns and graves in rock have been found, together with remains of columns.
In the 12th and 13th centuries, Hawara was inhabited by Muslims.
The village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal of the Liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 87 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, olives, goats and/or beehives, and a press for olives or grapes.
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