Asira ash-Shamaliya

Asira ash-Shamaliya

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Asira ash-Shamaliya


imgsize=250
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arname=عصيره الشماليّه
meaning="firewood of the north"
founded=
type=munc
typefrom=1997
altOffSp=Asira al-Shamaliyeh
altUnoSp='Asira ash-Shamaliyah
governorate=nb
latd=32|latm=15|lats=02.44|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=16|longs=01.21|longEW=E
population=7,600
popyear=2006
area=29,442
areakm=29.4
mayor=

Asira ash-Shamaliya (عصيره الشماليّه)is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate, located six kilometers north of Nablus in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of approximately 7,800 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop06.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]

In Arabic, the word "Asira" means firewood due to the town's (and nearby Asira al-Qibliya's) abundance of forests which was used by residents to sell firewood. [ [http://www.asira.org.ps/index1.php Asira al-Shamalia Municipality] ]

References

External links

[http://www.asira.org.ps/ Asira al-Shamaliya Municipality]


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