Huwara
Howwarah | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | حُوّارة |
| • Latin | Howwarah (official) Huwara (unofficial) Ḥuwwārah (technical) |
 Huwara | |
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  Huwara Location of Huwara within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′09″N 35°15′24″E / 32.15250°N 35.25667°E | |
| Palestine grid | 174/173 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,982 dunams (7.982 km2 or 3.082 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,659 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "White marl"[2] |
Huwara or Howwarah (Arabic: حُوّارة, romanized: Ḥuwwārah, pronounced [ħʊwˈwaːra] )[3] is a Palestinian town located in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine. Located in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank, Huwara is on the main road connecting Nablus southwards to Ramallah and Jerusalem, approximately 4 miles (6 km) from Jacob's Well.[3] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,659 in 2017.[1]
Huwara is a flashpoint town in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Huwara is on the main road to nearby Israeli settlements, leading to frequent clashes between Israeli soldiers and settlers and local Palestinians. Most notably, two Israeli civilian-settlers passing the town were shot by a Palestinian gunman in a shooting attack. In response to the shooting attack, the town was rampaged by hundreds of Israeli settlers, who torched Palestinian businesses and houses, leaving one dead and one hundred Palestinians injured.[4][5][6]
Israel constructed a bypass road around Huwara to avoid having the Israeli settlers pass through the Palestinian town.[7]
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 229
- ^ a b Rix, 1907, p. 25
- ^ Gold, Hadas; Tal, Amir; Salman, Abeer (26 February 2023). "Two Israeli settlers killed in West Bank shooting, days after Israeli raid kills 11 Palestinians". CNN. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ McKernan, Bethan (27 February 2023). "Israeli settlers rampage after Palestinian gunman kills two". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
us_prods_2023_03_02_timesofisraelwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Huwara bypass road to open two months ahead of schedule". Jewish News Syndicate. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.