Zarzir
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Local council (from 1997) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Zarzir |
• Also spelled | Bet Zarzir (official) |
Council headquarters | |
Coordinates: 32°43′38.32″N 35°13′28.92″E / 32.7273111°N 35.2247000°ECoordinates: 32°43′38.32″N 35°13′28.92″E / 32.7273111°N 35.2247000°E | |
District | Northern |
Area | |
• Total | 3,889 dunams (3.889 km2 or 1.502 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 8,119 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Zarzir (Arabic: زرزير, Hebrew: זַרְזִיר), also known as Beit Zarzir, is an Arab local council located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Nazareth in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 8,119,[1] consisting of five Bedouin tribes, Mazarib, Grifat, Haib, Jawamis, and Eyadat.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Dr. Tomer Mazarib, The Integration Process of the Bedouin population into Arab Villages and Towns in the Galilee: Historical, Social and Cultural Aspects from the beginning of the 18th Century to the end of the 20th Century (Haifa: University of Haifa Press, 2016).
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