By Wikipedia SAM BAHOUR, A TOWERING man who is barely contained by his American Levis, returned to his father’s hometown of El-Bireh in 1995, at the age of 29. He…
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al-Bireh or el-Bira is a Palestinian city adjacent to Ramallah in the central West Bank, 15 kilometers (9 mi) north of Jerusalem. It is situated on the central ridge running through the West Bank and Israel and is 860 meters (2,822 ft) above sea level, covering an area of 22.4 square kilometers (8.6 sq mi). Its name means “Water Well,” due to the existence of many wells and springs. Because of its location al-Bireh served as an economic crossroad between the north and south, along the caravan route between Jerusalem and Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of approximately 39,538 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
