Ash-Shawawra
Ashawawra is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 530 metres (1,740 feet)
- …is also known as “Al-Shawawrah”
- Description: municipality type C in Bethlehem, State of Palestine
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herodion Ruins and Monastery of Saint Theodosius.
Herodion Ruins
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew… Herodion Ruins is situated 3½ km southwest of Ash-Shawawra.
Monastery of Saint Theodosius
Church
The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir… Monastery of Saint Theodosius is situated 3½ km northeast of Ash-Shawawra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dar Salah and Za’atara.
Za’atara
Town
Za'atara is a Palestinian town located 11 km southeast of Bethlehem.
Beit Ta’mir
Village
Beit Ta'mir is a Palestinian village located six… Beit Ta’mir is situated 2½ km southwest of Ash-Shawawra.
Ash-Shawawra
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
31.69191° or 31° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.26631° or 35° 15′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G3QM7R8+QG
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OpenStreetMap feature
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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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Umm ‘Asala and Fakht al Jul.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque and Al-Shawawrah Clinic.
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