Asira ash-Shamaliya
| Asira ash-Shamaliya | |
| Arabic | عصيرة الشماليّة |
| Name meaning | "firewood of the north" |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | Municipality (from 1997) |
| Also spelled | Asira al-Shamaliyeh (officially) 'Asira ash-Shamaliyah (unofficially) |
| 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 |
| Population | 7,556 (2007) |
| Jurisdiction | 29,442 dunams (29.4 km²) |
| Head of Municipality | Mohammad Mahmoud Jawabra |
| 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 due to the town's (and nearby Asira al-Qibliya's) abundance of forests which was used by residents to sell firewood.
References
External links
Asira al-Shamaliya Municipality
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asira_ash-Shamaliya
