as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya

as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya
Other transcription(s)
– Arabic	لسواحرة الشرقية
– Also spelled	as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya (official) al-Sawahira al-Sharqiyya (unofficial)
as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya Location of as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°43′55.71″N 35°16′13.29″E / 31.7321417°N 35.2703583°E / 31.7321417; 35.2703583Coordinates: 31°43′55.71″N 35°16′13.29″E / 31.7321417°N 35.2703583°E / 31.7321417; 35.2703583
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
– Type	Municipality
Population (2006)
– Jurisdiction	5,210

as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya (Arabic: لسواحرة الشرقية‎) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers south-east of Jerusalem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya had a population of approximately 5,210 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.^[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]

References

1. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
2. ^ Health care Facilities West Bank

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