Ash-Shawawra

Ashawawra is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of . The village is in the central .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “Al-Shawawrah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herodion Ruins and Monastery of Saint Theodosius.

Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. is situated 3½ km southwest of Ash-Shawawra.

Church
Photo: someone10x, CC BY 2.0.
The Monastery of St. Theodosius, 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 3½ km northeast of Ash-Shawawra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dar Salah and Za’atara.

Village
is a Palestinian village located 6 km east of . The village is in the Southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,588 in 2017.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
Za'atara is a Palestinian town located 11 km southeast of . The town is in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 7,849 in 2017.

Village
Photo: Shabashewitz, CC BY 4.0.
Beit Ta'mir is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of .The town is in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,596 in 2017. is situated 2½ km southwest of Ash-Shawawra.

Ash-Shawawra

Latitude
31.69191° or 31° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.26631° or 35° 15′ 59″ east
Elevation
530 metres (1,739 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM7R8+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 431636500
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7870679
Wiki­data ID
Q4804338
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ash-Shawawra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشواورة”
  • Arabic: “الشواوره”
  • Arabic: “شواورة”
  • Catalan: “Ash-Shawawra”
  • Dutch: “Ash-Shawawra”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الشواوره”
  • French: “Ash-Shawawra”
  • Hebrew: “א-שוואוורה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-שוואוורה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ash Shawawra”
  • Persian: “الشواوره”
  • Uzbek: “Ashavavra”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque and Al-Shawawrah Clinic.

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