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.

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Coordinates: 31°09′35″N 35°01′25″E / 31.15972, 35.02361


Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979-1982
Ar'arat an-Naqab | Hura | Kuseife | Lakiya | Rahat | Shaqib al-Salam | Tel as-Sabi