Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir

Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir (Arabic: ضاحية صباح الخير) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 4 kilometers north of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,457 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]

Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicضاحية صباح الخير
Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir is located in State of Palestine
Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir
Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir
Location of Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°29′09.00″N 35°17′58.10″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,457

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir came under Jordanian rule.

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Dahiya Sabah al-Kheir has been under Israeli occupation.

References
  1. Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.


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