Ash-Shawawra

Ashawawra (Arabic: الشواورة) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank.

Ashawawra
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
Ashawawra Location of ash Shawawra within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°41′28″N 35°16′20″E
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Bethlehem
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	4,161

History

Modern era

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Ash-Shawawra has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 52.2% of Ash-Shawawra land is defined as Area A land, 6% is Area B, 14.6% is defined as Area C, while the remaining 27.2% is defined a nature reserves.^[2]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 4,161 in 2017.^[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in Za'atara, where the Ministry of Health denotes the healthcare facilities as level 3.^[3]