Ash-Shuhada

Ash-Shuhada is a Palestinian village in the of , located 5 km southwest of the city of , in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,738 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,299 by 2017.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 2,300 residents
  • Description: village council in Jenin Governorate
  • Also known as: “Ash Shuhada‘”, “Ash Shuhadā‘”, and “Esh Shuhadā”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tell Dothan and Burkin Church.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dothan is a location mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible. It has been identified with , also known as Tell al-Hafireh, located adjacent to the Palestinian town of , and ten kilometers southwest of in the , near Dotan Junction of Route 60. is situated 4 km southwest of Ash-Shuhada.

Church
Photo: Sylwia Ufnalska, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burqin Church, also known as the Church of the Ten Lepers or Church of St George, is a Greek Orthodox church established during the Byzantine period and located in , , , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Ash-Shuhada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qabatiya and Burqin.

Town
Photo: A abualrob, Public domain.
is a city in , , . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, the town had a population of 19,197 in 2007 and 24,439 by 2017.

Village
Photo: A abualrob, Public domain.
is a Palestinian town in the northern located 5 km west of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, its population was 5,685 in 2007 and 7,126 in 2017. is situated 3½ km northwest of Ash-Shuhada.

Town
Photo: Dan Palraz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the Jenin camp, is a town originally founded in 1953 as a Palestinian refugee camp located within the city of in the northern . is situated 3½ km north of Ash-Shuhada.

Ash-Shuhada

Latitude
32.42862° or 32° 25′ 43″ north
Longitude
35.27553° or 35° 16′ 32″ east
Population
2,300
Elevation
301 metres (988 feet)
Open location code
8G4QC7HG+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432545038
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
284598
Wiki­data ID
Q4804344
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ash-Shuhada” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشهداء”
  • Arabic: “مثلث الشهداء”
  • Catalan: “Ash-Shuhada”
  • Cebuano: “Ash Shuhadā‘”
  • Cebuano: “Ash Shuhadā’”
  • Dutch: “Ash-Shuhada”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مثلث الشهداء”
  • French: “Ash-Shuhada”
  • Hebrew: “אל-שוהאדה”
  • Hebrew: “מות’לת’ א-שוהדא”
  • Hebrew: “מת’לת‘ אל-שוהדא”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ash-Shuhada”
  • Uzbek: “Ash-Shuhada”

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