Al-Dawha

al-Dawha
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	الدوحة
• Latin	ad Doha (official)
al-Dawha Location of al-Dawha within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42′6″N 35°11′11″E
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Bethlehem
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	12,752

Al-Dawha (Arabic: الدوحة) is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala, two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Originally a part of Beit Jala, in 1977 the mayor of Beit Jala made an official trip to Qatar where he was endowed with a sum of money to develop the town's infrastructure. As a tribute to Qatar's funding, an area of Beit Jala was renamed Al-Dawha, a reference to the Qatari capital of Doha. In 1996, this area was officially converted into the city of Al-Dawha along with the formation of the new municipal council of Al-Dawha.[2]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 12,752 in 2017.[1]

Al-Dawha is 90% Muslim and 10% Christians.

Footnotes

1. 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.
2. "Ad Doha (Al Dawha), Bethlehem gov". Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Retrieved 19 July 2018.

External links

• Ad Doha City (fact sheet)
• Ad Doha City profile
• Ad Doha aerial photo
• The priorities and needs for development in Ad Doha city based on the community and local authorities' assessment