Sarra | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | صره |
Location of Sarra within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 32°12′36.35″N 35°11′27.39″E / 32.2100972°N 35.1909417°ECoordinates: 32°12′36.35″N 35°11′27.39″E / 32.2100972°N 35.1909417°E | |
Governorate | Nablus |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2006) | |
• Jurisdiction | 2,892 |
Sarra (Arabic: صره) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 11 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,892 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
In the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate of Palestine authorities, Sarra had 106 occupied houses and a population of 382, all Muslim.