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Ad-Duwwara

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ad-Duwwara (Arabic: الدوّارة) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,685 in mid-year 2006. The primary health care facilities for the village are located at Beit Einun, which are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.

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