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Statistic & Fact	Value
Distance from district center	13 km southeast Nablus
Average elevation	570 meters
Land ownership	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 17,530 Jewish 0 Public 12 Total 17,542
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 5,666 Area planted w/ olives 5,600 Planted W/ Cereal 6,916 Built up 76 Cultivable 12,582 Non-Cultivable 4,884
Population	Year Population 1922 883 1931 1,194 1945 1,580 1961 2,191 1982 2,300 1987 4,300 1997 6,555 2005 8,535 2007 9,015
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
ابو رفعت	بدير	نابلس
عيس محمد احمد	ذياب	-
د. محمد الجاغوب	-	-
Haitham AbuMazen	-	-
هشام ابوزيتون	-	-
علاء سرحان	-	zarqa, jordan
ARQAM	بني شمسة	فلسطين, فلسطين
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