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Statistic & Fact	Value
Distance from district center	18 km northwest Jerusalem
Average elevation	650 meters
Land ownership	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 9,453 Jewish 0 Public 11 Total 9,464
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,829 Area planted w/ olives 236 Planted W/ Cereal 1,603 Built up 32 Cultivable 3,432 Non-Cultivable 6,000
Lands usurped within armistice area	6,834 Dunums
Population	Year Population 1922 633 1931 875 1945 1,150 1961 1,897 1982 1,594 1987 3,279 1997 5,555 2005 7,274 2007 6,924
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia

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دارين الفقيه الحسيني	-	Amman
علاء الفقيه	الفقيه	-
ابواسيد	-	عمان, قطنة
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ام عبد الرحمن	شماسنة	colorado, USA
fatoom shamsna	-	canada, canada

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