al-Dawha

al-Dawha
Other transcription(s)
 • Arabic الدوحة
 • Also spelled ad Doha (official)
al-Dawha
Location of al-Dawha within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42′04.05″N 35°10′46.64″E / 31.7011250°N 35.1796222°E / 31.7011250; 35.1796222Coordinates: 31°42′04.05″N 35°10′46.64″E / 31.7011250°N 35.1796222°E / 31.7011250; 35.1796222
Governorate Bethlehem
Government
 • Type Municipality
Population (2007)
 • Jurisdiction 9,753

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.[1]

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,753 in 2007.[2]

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Ad Doha (Al Dawha), Bethlehem gov". Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ↑ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
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