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"[1]

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.[2]

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