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.
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  • Type: Village with 2,780 residents
  • Description: village council in Jerusalem Governorate
  • Also known as: “Ash Shaykh Sa’d”, “ash-Sheikh Sa’d”, “Khirbat ash Shaykh Sa‘ad”, “Khirbat ash Shaykh Sa‘d”, “Khirbat ash Sheikh Sa‘d”, “Khirbat esh Sheikh Sa‘ad”, and “حي الشيخ سعد”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Monastery of Saint Theodosius and East Talpiot community center.

Church
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The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir… 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… 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…

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Jabel Mukaber is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in southern .

Suburb
Nof Zion is a Jewish religious neighborhood and…

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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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Ash-Sheikh Sa’d” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “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

Places to explore: Wadi Hummus and Al-Sawahra al-Gharbiyye.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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