| as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya | |
| Translit Lang1: | Arabic |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Arabic |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | السواحرة الشرقية |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Latin |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya (official) al-Sawahira al-Sharqiyya; Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh; a-Sawahrah a-Sharqiya (unofficial) |
| Type: | Municipality type C |
| Pushpin Map: | Palestine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya within Palestine |
| Coordinates: | 31.7436°N 35.2686°W |
| Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
| Subdivision Type: | State |
| Subdivision Name: | State of Palestine |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jerusalem |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | dunam |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 6204 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya (Arabic: السواحرة الشرقية) or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers south-east of East Jerusalem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya had a population of 6,204 inhabitants in 2017. as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya shares the facilities, particularly schools and health amenities of the villages of Jabal Mukaber and ash-Sheikh Sa'd. The healthcare facilities for as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya are designated as Ministry of Health level 2.[2]
In 1961, under Jordanian rule, the population was 279.[3]
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 0.5% (or 335 dunums) of As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya land was classified as Area A; 7.2% (or 5,005 dunums) as Area B; while the remaining 92.3% (or 63,902 dunums) was classified as Area C.
Israel has confiscated land from As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya in order to construct two Israeli settlements:
