Qarawat Bani Hassan
| Qarawat Bani Hassan | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | قراوة بني حسان |
| • Also spelled | Qarawet Bani Hassan (official) Qarawat Bani Hasan, Qurawa Ibn Hasan (unofficial) |
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| Coordinates: 32°07′41″N 35°05′56″E / 32.12806°N 35.09889°ECoordinates: 32°07′41″N 35°05′56″E / 32.12806°N 35.09889°E | |
| Palestine grid | 159/170 |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Nasim 'Asi |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 9,684 dunams (9.7 km2 or 3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 3,801 |
| Name meaning | "The towns of Ibn Hasan" |
Qarawat Bani Hassan (Arabic: قراوة بني حسان) is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate, located thirty kilometers southwest of Nablus and seven kilometers northwest of Salfit in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,801 in 2007.
Its total land area is 9,684 dunams, of which 507 dunams is built-up area. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, 10.7% of its municipal jurisdiction is under the civil administration of the Palestinian National Authority and the security of Israel, while 89.2% is under complete Israeli control.
Potsherds from the Iron Age II, Iron Age II/Persian, Byzantine, Byzantine/Umayyad, Umayyad/Abbasid, Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk era have been found. Qarawat Bani Hassan was examined in 1873, and several major remains were found, some of possible Byzantine origin.
About 1/2 mile SE of the village centre is Deir ed Derb ("The monastery of the road"), described as "one of the finest sepulchral monuments in the country". In 1873 when it was visited, it was described as having three chambers. The portico had a 50 ft long Doric cornice in front, and was supported by two Ionic columns and two pilasters. 15 triglyphs and 14 rosettes were cut, where all the rosettes were of different designs. It looked as if the work was not quite finished, as not all the gutta had been carved. The walls of the portico are carved to resemble irregular drafted masonry. The structure bears a strong resemblance to some tombs by Jerusalem, which have been dated to 1st century CD.
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