Ash-Shuyukh
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| Ash-Shuyukh | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الشيوخ |
| • Also spelled | Al-Shuyukh (official) |
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| Coordinates: 31°34′41.22″N 35°08′59.73″E / 31.5781167°N 35.149925°ECoordinates: 31°34′41.22″N 35°08′59.73″E / 31.5781167°N 35.149925°E | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 22,088 dunams (22.1 km2 or 8.528 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 8,811 |
Ash-Shuyukh or al-Shuyukh (Arabic: الشيوخ) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate located 6km northeast of the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Ash-Shuyukh had a population of over 8,811 in 2007.[1]
Like the rest of the Hebron area, ash-Shuyukh is an agricultural area. Primary crops include olives, figs, almonds, lentils, peaches and apricots. Olive groves cover 980 dunams while grains and pulses cover 680 dunams. There are about 2,000 sheep and goats in the town raised as livestock.[2]
The first school was established in 1940 by Mohammed Mahmoud Eid. Another school was built in 2002 and named in honor of a resident killed during the al-Aqsa Intifada.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
- ^ a b Shuyukh Agriculture, Economy and History In Arabic
[edit] External links
- Ash Shuyukh Town (Fact Sheet)
- Ash Shuyukh Town Profil
- Ash Shuyukh Town Areal Photol
- The priorities and needs for development in Ash Shuyukh town based on the community and local authorities’ assessment
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