As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya
Municipality type C in Quds, State of Palestine
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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]
al-Sawahira al-Sharqiyya; Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh; a-Sawahrah a-Sharqiya (unofficial)
as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya | |
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| 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) |
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  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 | Quds |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 6,204 |
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: