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Husan

Husan (Arabic: حوسان) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers west of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Husan had a population of 5,511 in 2007.

Etymology

In Arabic, "husan" means goodness and beauty. The name may also be derived from Hassan monastery, which later became Husan. In 1881, Edward Henry Palmer wrote that it came from "Hovering round".

History

The oldest remains found in the village date back to the Iron Age. Other remains date from the post-Babylonian Exile Period and the Middle Ages. The original inhabitants came from the Arabian Peninsula and Yemen in the 3rd. century. Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found.

Ottoman era

Husan, like the rest of Palestine, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and in the census of 1596, the village appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Quds of the Liwa of Quds. It had an all Muslim population of 12 households and paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, vineyards and fruit trees, vegetable and fruit garden, orchard, occasional revenues, goats and/or beehives.

Husan (song)

"Husan" is a bhangra dance song recorded by Bhangra Knights and Husan. The single was released on 5 May 2003 and charted at a peak position of number seven in the UK Singles Chart. The song samples "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Raja Mushtaq, which was used by Peugeot in their commercials for the Peugeot 206 vehicle. The lyric editor is Nasir Nizami.

Formats and track listings

  • "Husan" (Radio edit) 2:43
  • "Husan" (Extended mix) 6:32
  • "Husan" (Original mix) 3:05
  • "Husan" (Bobby Temple and Infinite Scale mix) 5:15
  • "Husan" (Video)
  • Popular culture

    The song became widely known in the United Kingdom as it sampled "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Raja Mushtaq, which was used commercials for the Peugeot 206 car.

    Charts

    References

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    Husan

    ALBUMS

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Damaged Son

    by: Jay Farrar

    Could have been mixed up or a lack of understanding
    Could have been explained
    Events unravel too fast
    Could have been locked up many times with a glimmering
    Can build to the sky, but it must be learned
    Glisterine time is a privilege earned
    Sailing straight out with no course
    Shackled to this painted-on board
    It's the right time, and it's near
    It's the right time, and it's here
    When you start to feel undone
    Take heart, for the struggle's won
    When you start to feel undone
    Take heart with the damaged son
    Celebrate the break
    When you fall, it's down to earth
    Save the labels for last
    Obliterate that thirst
    There's a writing ahead




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