Ar'arat an-Naqab
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Ar'arat an-Naqab | |
Hebrew | עַרְעָרָה בַּנֶּגֶב |
Arabic | عرعرة |
Founded in | 1982 |
Government | Local council |
Also spelled | Ar'ara BaNegev (officially) |
District | South |
Population | 12,500[1] (2006) |
Jurisdiction | 14,052[2] dunams (14.1 km²) |
Ar'arat an-Naqab or Ar'ara BaNegev (Hebrew: עַרְעָרָה בַּנֶּגֶב, Arabic: عرعرة) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the South District of Israel.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Ar'arat an-Naqab was 12,500 in December 2006.[1] Ar'arat an-Naqab was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2007-12-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Ar'ara BaNegev (Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
[edit] See also
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Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979-1982 | |
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Ar'arat an-Naqab | Hura | Kuseife | Lakiya | Rahat | Shaqib al-Salam | Tel as-Sabi |