As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya

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as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya
Municipality type C
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)
as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya Location of as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°44′37″N 35°16′7″E
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	6,204

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]

History

In 1961, under Jordanian rule, the population was 279.[3]

1967–today

Since 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:

• 955 dunams for Kalya,[4]
• 45 dunams for Kedar.[4]

References

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. Health care Facilities West Bank
3. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23
4. As Sawahira ash Sharqiya Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 18

Bibliography

• 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

• 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