Asira ash-Shamaliya
| Asira ash-Shamaliya | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عصيرة الشماليّة |
| • Also spelled | Asira al-Shamaliyeh (official) 'Asira ash-Shamaliyah (unofficial) |
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| Coordinates: 32°15′02.44″N 35°16′01.21″E / 32.2506778°N 35.2670028°ECoordinates: 32°15′02.44″N 35°16′01.21″E / 32.2506778°N 35.2670028°E | |
| Palestine grid | 175/184 |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (from 1997) |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohammad Mahmoud Jawabra |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 29,442 dunams (29.4 km2 or 11.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 7,556 |
| Name meaning | "firewood of the north" |
| Website | www.asira.org.ps |
Asira ash-Shamaliya (Arabic: عصيرة الشماليّة) 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 7,556 inhabitants in 2007.
In Arabic, the word Asira means "firewood" and refers to the town's (and nearby Asira al-Qibliya's) abundance of forests which was used by residents to sell firewood.
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