as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya

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 approximately 5,210 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[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]

as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالسواحرة الشرقية
 • Latinas-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°43′56″N 35°16′13″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJerusalem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2006)
 • Total5,210

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:

References
  1. Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
  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
  5. 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).
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