as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya (Arabic: السواحرة الشرقية) or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers south-east of East Jerusalem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya had a population of 6,204 inhabitants in 2017.[1] as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya shares the facilities, particularly schools and health amenities of the villages of Jabal Mukaber and ash-Sheikh Sa'd. The healthcare facilities for as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya are designated as Ministry of Health level 2.[2]
as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | السواحرة الشرقية |
| • Latin | as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya (official) al-Sawahira al-Sharqiyya; Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh; a-Sawahrah a-Sharqiya (unofficial) |
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  as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya Location of as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′37″N 35°16′7″E / 31.74361°N 35.26861°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,204 |
History
editIn 1961, under Jordanian rule, the population was 279.[3]
1967–today
editSince the Six-Day War in 1967, As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 0.5% (or 335 dunums) of As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya land was classified as Area A; 7.2% (or 5,005 dunums) as Area B; while the remaining 92.3% (or 63,902 dunums) was classified as Area C.[4]
Israel has confiscated land from As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya in order to construct two Israeli settlements:
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Health care Facilities West Bank
- ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23
- ^ a b c As Sawahira ash Sharqiya Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 18
Bibliography
edit- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
External links
edit- Welcome to al-Sawahira al-Sharqiyya
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 17: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al-Sawahreh Al - Sharqiyyeh town (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem ARIJ
- As Sawahira ash Sharqiya town profile, ARIJ
- Al-Sawahreh Al - Sharqiyyeh (aerial photo), ARIJ
- Locality Development Priorities and Needs in As Sawahira ash Sharqiya, ARIJ
