Ash-Sheikh Sa’d

ash-Sheikh Sa'd is a Palestinian village in the , located 6 kilometers Southeast of in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,776 in 2017.
Wikipedia
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,780 residents
  • Description: village council in Jerusalem Governorate
  • Also known as: “Ash Shaykh Sa‘d”, “Ash Shaykh Sa’d”, “ash-Sheikh Sa’d”, “Khirbat ash Shaykh Sa‘ad”, “Khirbat ash Shaykh Sa‘d”, “Khirbat ash Sheikh Sa‘d”, and “Khirbat esh Sheikh Sa‘ad”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of St. Theodosius and East Talpiot community center.

Church
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The , also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, is a monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contains his tomb. is situated 3 km southeast of Ash-Sheikh Sa’d.

Community center
Photo: אורי מ., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Ash-Sheikh Sa’d.

Forest
is a forest in South - Southeast , between the neighbourhood and the Sherover Promenade. The was planted on a site identified with the biblical Azal river mentioned in the book of Zechariah. is situated 3½ km northwest of Ash-Sheikh Sa’d.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya and Jabel Mukabar.

Village
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or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh is a Palestinian town in the , located 6 kilometers south-east of in the .

Suburb
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Jabel Mukaber is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in southern . It is bordered by to the west, and to the north and to the south. Jabel Mukaber has a population of approximately 30,000.

Suburb
Nof Zion is a Jewish religious neighborhood and an Israeli settlement inside of the Palestinian Arab neighborhood of , . The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Ash-Sheikh Sa’d

Latitude
31.73729° or 31° 44′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.25684° or 35° 15′ 25″ east
Population
2,780
Elevation
642 metres (2,106 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP7P4+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 334487252
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283142
Wiki­data ID
Q4804341
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Ash-Sheikh Sa’d” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشيخ سعد”
  • Arabic: “حي الشيخ سعد”
  • Catalan: “Ash-Sheikh Sa’d”
  • Cebuano: “Ash Shaykh Sa‘d”
  • Dutch: “Ash-Sheikh Sa’d”
  • French: “Ash-Sheikh Sa’d”
  • Hebrew: “א-שייח‘ סעד”
  • Hebrew: “שייח‘ סעד”
  • Hebrew: “שייח’ סעד”
  • Persian: “خربة الشیخ سعد”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alshaikh Sa’d Mosque and Al Shaikh Sa’d Israeli Check Point.

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