Halhul

Halhul
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicحلحول
Halhul, 2009
Halhul, 2009
Halhul is located in State of Palestine
Halhul
Halhul
Location of Halhul within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°34′44″N 35°05′57″E / 31.57889°N 35.09917°E / 31.57889; 35.09917
Palestine grid160/109
StatePalestine
Governorates of PalestineHebron
Government
 • TypeCity
 • Head of MunicipalityHijazi Moreb
Area
 • Total37,335 dunams (37.3 km2 or 14.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total27,031
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Name meaningfrom "Hulhul", a personal name[2]
Websitewww.halhul-city.ps

Halhul (Arabic: حلحول, transliteration: Ḥalḥūl) is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and al-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba westwards,[3] is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in Palestine.[3] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 27,031 inhabitants in 2017.[1]

  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 393
  3. ^ a b 'Halhul', ARIJ, 2000.