Kharas
Kharas | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خاراس |
| • Latin | Khuras (official) |
Kharas | |
Location of Kharas within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′51″N 35°02′35″E / 31.61417°N 35.04306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 154/113 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Issa Mahmoud Abu El |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,781 dunams (6.8 km2 or 2.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 9,139 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | from personal name |
Kharas (Arabic: خاراس) is a Palestinian town in the southern State of Palestine, 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 9,139 inhabitants in 2017. 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. It has a total land area of 6,781 dunams.