Ash-Shawawra

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

Ashawawra
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
Ashawawra
Location of ash Shawawra within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°41′04.66″N 35°16′06.21″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2007)
 • Total3,737

History

Modern era

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.[1]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 3,737 in 2007.[2] The primary healthcare is obtained in Za'atara, where the Ministry of Health denotes the healthcare facilities as level 3.[3]

Footnotes
  1. Ash Shawawra Village Profile p. 17
  2. 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.117.
  3. West Bank Healthcare facilities
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