Deir as-Sudan
Deir as-Sudan is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine, located 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank.Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 2,100 residents
- Description: municipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
- Also known as: “Dair a-Sudan”, “Dayr as Sudan”, “Dayr as Sūdān”, “Deir as Sudan”, and “Deir es Sūdān”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hovlata and Jibiya.
Hovlata
Archaeological site
Photo: Amos1947, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hovlata is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Deir as-Sudan.
Jibiya
Residential area
Jibiya is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. It was founded after the 16th century. It is mentioned in text from 1697. Jibiya is situated 4 km south of Deir as-Sudan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arura and Mazari‘ al-Nubani.
Arura
Village
Photo: جمال العاروري, CC BY-SA 4.0.
‘Arura is a Palestinian town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, north of Ramallah. Most of the village is situated 500 meters above sea level. Arura is situated 2½ km northeast of Deir as-Sudan.
Mazari‘ al-Nubani
Village
Photo: أمين, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mazari an-Nubani is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 25 kilometers North of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,436 inhabitants in 2017. Mazari‘ al-Nubani is situated 2½ km northeast of Deir as-Sudan.
Nabi Salih
Locality
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nabi Salih is a small Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. Nabi Salih is situated 3 km southwest of Deir as-Sudan.
Deir as-Sudan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.03141° or 32° 1′ 53″ northLongitude
35.14906° or 35° 8′ 57″ eastPopulation
2,100Elevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)Open location code
8G4Q24JX+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 432260226OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
284085Wikidata ID
Q5252535
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Deir as-Sudan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير السودان”
- Bengali: “দেইরুস সুদান”
- Catalan: “Deir as-Sudan”
- Cebuano: “Dayr as Sūdān”
- Dutch: “Dayr as Sūdān”
- Dutch: “Deir as-Sudan”
- French: “Deir as-Sudan”
- Hebrew: “דיר א-סודאן”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Deir as-Sudan”
- Polish: “Dajr as-Sudan”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemetery and Dar ‘l Sudan Local Council.
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