Deir as-Sudan

Deir as-Sudan
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	دير السودان
Deir as-Sudan Location of Deir as-Sudan within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°01′59″N 35°08′54″E / 32.03306°N 35.14833°E / 32.03306; 35.14833Coordinates: 32°01′59″N 35°08′54″E / 32.03306°N 35.14833°E / 32.03306; 35.14833
Palestine grid	164/160
Governorate	Ramallah & al-Bireh
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population (2007)
• Jurisdiction	1,991
Name meaning	"The monastery of the negroes"

Deir as-Sudan (Arabic: دير السودان‎‎) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 20 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of approximately 1,991 inhabitants in 2007.