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As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya

as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers south-east of in the .
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  • Type: Village with 6,200 residents
  • Description: municipality type C in Jerusalem, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya” and “As-Sawahira Ash-Sharqiya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of St. Theodosius and Lazarus Tomb.

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 2½ km southeast of As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya.

Church
Photo: Marion Doss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tomb of Lazarus is a traditional Christian pilgrimage in the suburb of Jerusalem Governorate, . It is located on the southeast slope of the , some 2.4 km east of the city limits of . is situated 3½ km northwest of As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya.

Community center
Photo: אורי מ., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km west of As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ash-Sheikh Sa’d and Jabel Mukabar.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
ash-Sheikh Sa'd is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, 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.

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. is situated 2½ km northwest of As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya.

Town
or Abu Deis is a Palestinian village in the , in the of the State of Palestine, bordering . Since the 1995 Oslo II Accord, land has been mostly part of "Area B", under Israeli military control and Palestinian civic control. is situated 2½ km northwest of As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya.

As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya

Latitude
31.74327° or 31° 44′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.26967° or 35° 16′ 11″ east
Population
6,200
Elevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP7V9+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 334487110
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7870391
Wiki­data ID
Q4802833
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السواحرة الشرقية”
  • Arabic: “السواحره الشرقيه”
  • Asturian: “as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya”
  • Catalan: “As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “السواحره الشرقيه”
  • French: “Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh”
  • French: “as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya”
  • French: “As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya”
  • Hebrew: “א-סואחרה א-שרקיה”
  • Hebrew: “א-סוואחרה א-שרקייה”
  • Hebrew: “סוואחרה א-שרקיה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “As-Sawahira ash Sharqiya”
  • Persian: “السواحره الشرقی”
  • Polish: “As-Sawahira asz-Szarkija”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque and Al Sawahreh Youth Club.

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