Ash-Shuhada
Municipality type D in Jenin, State of Palestine
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Ash-Shuhada (Arabic: مثلث الشهداء, martyrs' triangle) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, located 5 km southwest of the city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,738 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,299 by 2017.[1][2]
ash-Shuhada | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مثلث الشهداء |
  ash-Shuhada Location of ash-Shuhada within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′48″N 35°16′14″E | |
| Palestine grid | 175/203 |
| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,299 |
History
Just east of the modern village (at grid 1758/2041), large amounts of pottery sherds have been found, all dating to the Middle Bronze Age IIB.[3]
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Ash-Shuhada came under Jordanian rule.
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Ash-Shuhada has been under Israeli occupation.
