As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya
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) |
Location of as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′37″N 35°16′7″E / 31.74361°N 35.26861°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,204 |
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. 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.