Al-Dawha

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al-Dawha
Arabic transcription(s)
   Arabic الدوحة
   Latin ad Doha (official)
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al-Dawha
Location of al-Dawha within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42′6″N35°11′11″E / 31.70167°N 35.18639°E / 31.70167; 35.18639
State State of Palestine
Governorate Bethlehem
Government
  Type Municipality
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 12,752 in 2017. [1]

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

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. "Ad Doha (Al Dawha), Bethlehem gov". Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Retrieved 19 July 2018.

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