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Az-Za’ayyem

az-Za'ayyem is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east of in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017.
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  • Type: Village with 6,270 residents
  • Description: municipality type D in Jerusalem, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “Az Za‘ayyim”, “Az Za’ayyim”, and “az-Za’ayyem”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Scopus and Bethphage monastery.

Peak
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Church
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Building
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Eizariya and At-Tur.

Town
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Suburb
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Suburb
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Az-Za’ayyem

Latitude
31.78729° or 31° 47′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.2663° or 35° 15′ 59″ east
Population
6,270
Elevation
656 metres (2,152 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ7P8+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 334481529
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7890119
Wiki­data ID
Q4831960
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Az-Za’ayyem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الزعيم”
  • Catalan: “Az-Za’ayyem”
  • Cebuano: “Az Za‘ayyim”
  • Dutch: “Az-Za’ayyem”
  • French: “Az-Za’ayyem”
  • Hebrew: “א-זעיים”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Az-Za’ayyem”
  • Persian: “الزعیم”
  • Uzbek: “Az-Zaʼayyem”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zaayem Municipality and Az-Za’ayyem Checkpoint.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Az-Za’ayyem”. Photo: Mary Madigan, CC BY 2.0.