ad-Dhahiriya
Ad-Dhahiriya (also az-Zahiriya) (Arabic: الظاهرية) is a Palestinian city in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, 22 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, ad-Dhahiriya had a population of 35,924 in 2017.
ad-Dhahiriya | |
|---|---|
Municipality type A (City) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الظاهرية |
| • Latin | al-Dhahiriya (official) az-Zahiriya (unofficial) |
ad-Dhahiriya Location of ad-Dhahiriya within Palestine ad-Dhahiriya Location of ad-Dhahiriya within the West Bank | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′28″N 34°58′20″E | |
| Palestine grid | 147/090 |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 35,924 |
| Name meaning | "The village on the ridge" |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.