Ashawawra | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
Ashawawra Location of ash Shawawra within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°41′28″N 35°16′20″E / 31.69111°N 35.27222°E | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Bethlehem |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 4,161 |
Ashawawra (Arabic: الشواورة) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank.
History
Modern era
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Ash-Shawawra has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 52.2% of Ash-Shawawra land is defined as Area A land, 6% is Area B, 14.6% is defined as Area C, while the remaining 27.2% is defined a nature reserves.[2]
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 4,161 in 2017.[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in Za'atara, where the Ministry of Health denotes the healthcare facilities as level 3.[3]
Footnotes
- 1 2 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Ash Shawawra Village Profile p. 17
- ↑ West Bank Healthcare facilities
External links
- Al-Shawawreh, Welcome to Palestine
- Ash Shawawra village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
- Ash Shawawra village profile, ARIJ
- Ash Shawawra aerial photo, ARIJ
- The priorities and needs for development in Ash Shawawra village based on the community and local authorities' assessment, ARIJ
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