As-Sawiya

As-Sawiya () is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 18 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,761 inhabitants in 2017.

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Within Vinony's link graph, As-Sawiya is referenced by 86 other articles, and connects out to Palestine, Judea and Samaria community and nahiyah.

It sits within the topics Municipalities of Palestine, Nablus Governorate and Villages in the West Bank.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: الساويه‎
Region: West Bank
Country: الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population: 2,236

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Instance of: village
Official name: الساوية
Country: Palestine
Located in: Nablus Governorate
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Image: As-Sawiya2601.JPG

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Location
History
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
post-1967
Israeli settler violence
Khan as-Sawiya (Khirbet Berkit)
References
Bibliography
External links

==Location== As-Sawiya is 15 km south of Nablus. It is bordered by Talfit and Qaryut to the east, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya to the south, Iskaka and Al Lubban ash Sharqiya to the west, and Yatma, Qabalan and Yasuf to the north.

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