Al Dahiriya

Also known as Az̧ Z̧āhirīyah

Ad-Dhahiriya (also az-Zahiriya) () is a city in the Hebron Governorate 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.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in PS, across 4 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Al Dahiriya is referenced by 197 other articles, and connects out to list of cities administered by the Palestinian Authority, Palestine and as-Samu.

It is catalogued under topics including Cities in the West Bank, Hebron Governorate and Municipalities of West Bank.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: الظاهرية
Region: West Bank
Country: الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population: 27,616
Timezone: Asia/Hebron

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ad-Dhahiriya
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: al-Dhahiriya (official)az-Zahiriya (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type A (City)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine#West Bank
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of ad-Dhahiriya within Palestine##Location of ad-Dhahiriya within the West Bank
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 280
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 147/090
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hebron
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: City
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam

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Wikidata facts

Country: Palestine
Located in: Hebron Governorate
Population: 41541
Area: 133
Elevation: 655
Image: Al-Duhayriyya.jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

History
ِِArchaeology
Ottoman period
British Mandatory period
Jordanian period
1967, aftermath
Geography
Economy
Culture
Annab Church
Tomb of Ahmad al-Ghumari
Sports
Amusement park
References
Bibliography
External links

==History== ===ِِArchaeology=== Conder and Kitchener, during the Survey of Western Palestine in the 1870s, found ad-Dhahiriya undermined by ancient caves. In the centre of ad-Dhahiriya was a tower, which appeared to be from before the Crusader era, possibly from early Christian or Roman period.

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