al-Dawha | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | الدوحة |
• Latin | ad Doha (official) |
Location of al-Dawha within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°42′6″N 35°11′11″E / 31.70167°N 35.18639°E / 31.70167; 35.18639 | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Bethlehem |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population | |
• Total | 12,752 |
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.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 12,752 in 2017.
Al-Dawha is 90% Muslim and 10% Christians.
Footnotes※
- ^ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and "Establishments Census," 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Ad Doha (Al Dawha), Bethlehem gov". Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
External links※
- Ad Doha City (fact sheet)
- Ad Doha City profile
- Ad Doha aerial photo
- The priorities and needs for development in Ad Doha city based on the community. And local authorities' assessment
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