Halhul

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Halhul is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, north of Hebron, known for its elevated location in the Judean Mountains and its ancient historical and religious significance.

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Halhul canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian town
human settlement
administeredBy Palestinian National Authority (in parts)
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Asia
coordinateLocation 31.58°N 35.10°E
country State of Palestine
demographics predominantly Muslim Palestinian population
economyType agricultural town
elevation approximately 997 metres above sea level
one of the highest towns in the West Bank
governingBody Halhul Municipality
hasArchaeologicalSignificance remains from multiple historical periods
hasBiblicalAssociation possible identification with biblical Halhul
hasHistoricalPeriod British Mandate period
Byzantine period
Crusader period
linked to: Crusades

Israeli occupation period
Israelite and Judean period
Jordanian rule period
Mamluk period
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate

Ottoman period
Roman period
linked to: Roman Antiquity

ancient Canaanite period
early Islamic period
hasMinorityReligion Christianity
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
hasReligiousSignificance traditional site associated with the tombs of the prophets Jonah, Gad, and Asher
knownFor grape cultivation
olive cultivation
stone fruit cultivation
locatedIn Hebron Governorate
Judean Mountains
southern West Bank
locatedInHistoricalRegion Judea
Palestine
nearbyLocality Beit Ummar
Sa'ir
northOf Hebron
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf West Bank
populationMajority Palestinian Arabs
linked to: Palestinian
region southern West Bank highlands
linked to: Judean Mountains
religionMajority Islam
roadConnection connected by road to Hebron
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
underOccupationBy Israel
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3

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