Osarin | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | أُوصرين |
• Also spelled | Osarin (official) ’Usarin (unofficial) |
Location of Osarin within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 32°07′32.15″N 35°18′36.51″E / 32.1255972°N 35.3101417°ECoordinates: 32°07′32.15″N 35°18′36.51″E / 32.1255972°N 35.3101417°E | |
Governorate | Nablus |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2006) | |
• Jurisdiction | 1,630 |
Osarin (Arabic: أُوصرين) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 16 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,630 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
In the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate of Palestine authorities, "Usarin" had 34 occupied houses and a population of 122, all Muslim.