al-Dawha

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al-Dawha
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالدوحة
 • Latinad Doha (official)
al-Dawha is located in State of Palestine
al-Dawha
al-Dawha
Location of al-Dawha within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42′04″N 35°10′47″E / 31.70111°N 35.17972°E / 31.70111; 35.17972Coordinates: 31°42′04″N 35°10′47″E / 31.70111°N 35.17972°E / 31.70111; 35.17972
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total12,752

Al-Dawha (Arabic: الدوحة) is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala, two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Originally a part of Beit Jala, in 1977 the mayor of Beit Jala made an official trip to Qatar where he was endowed with a sum of money to develop the town's infrastructure. As a tribute to Qatar's funding, an area of Beit Jala was renamed Al-Dawha, a reference to the Qatari capital of Doha. In 1996, this area was officially converted into the city of Al-Dawha along with the formation of the new municipal council of Al-Dawha.[2]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,753 in 2007.[3]

Al-Dawha is 90% Muslim and 10% Christians.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ "Ad Doha (Al Dawha), Bethlehem gov". Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ^ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.

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