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Ash-Shawawra

Coordinates: 31°41′28″N 35°16′20″E / 31.69111°N 35.27222°E / 31.69111; 35.27222
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Ashawawra
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Ashawawra is located in State of Palestine
Ashawawra
Ashawawra
Location of ash Shawawra within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°41′28″N 35°16′20″E / 31.69111°N 35.27222°E / 31.69111; 35.27222
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total4,161

Ashawawra (Arabic: الشواورة) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank.

History

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Modern era

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ash Shawawra Village Profile p. 17
  3. ^ West Bank Healthcare facilities
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