Halhul..
The Paradise
  
One of the vews
that reflects the
beutifull green
nature of Halhul
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Halhul Mountain
is the highest one in Palestine after "Jabal Al Sheikh" Mountain on the
Syrian boundaries. Halhul is an artistic panel in the spring and summer
seasons. It is a touristic village, which receives the tourists who like
to walk around the mountains and to enjoy seeing the archaeological places
throughout the village.
Strategical
site
The main
leverage of the town stems from the fact that the main road between Hebron
and Jerusalem divides it into two main parts, which contain stores of all
sorts.
The
Area
The area
of the town is about 37000 square kms. of which 25000 are able and 20000
are fallow and 9000 are within the planned boarder.
Statistics
According to the town
plan of 1978, the area of Halhul is 9000 square kms. However, this area
was reduced by authority to 3000 squared kms. It is known that no houses
were demolished in Halhul as the municipality licenses all houses. There
are about 2000 houses in Halhul. Since 1987,and due to the bad economic
situation and the Gulf War, the number of issued licenses per month decreases.
...Just
take a look
It is
easy to recognize the agricultural nature of Halhul by looking at the large
numbers of grape yards, fruit orchards and vegetable farms.
Halhul
Boundaries
Halhul is
surrounded by villages, the population of which exceed 50 000 people. These
villages include Beit-Ummar, Al-arroub, Al-Shuyoukh, Sa 'er, Nouda, Kharas,
Beit-Ula, etc. All these villages benefit from the services offered by
Halhoul Municipality. For example, 20% of the students in preparatory and
secondary schools come from surrounding villages. In addition, trade from
these villages is done through Halhoul.
