Bir al-Maksur

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Bir al-Maksur
Hebrew בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר
Arabic بئر المكسور
Name meaning The Broken Well
Government Local council (from 1990)
Also spelled Bir el-Maksur (officially)

Beer al-Maksura (unofficially)

District North
Population 7,000 (2005)
Jurisdiction 4,554 dunams (4.6 km²)
Head of municipality Hassan Gadir

Bir al-Maksur or Beer el-Maksura (Arabic: بئر المكسور‎; Hebrew: בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר‎) is an Israeli-Arab local council in Israel's North District located 15km northwest of Nazareth. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics the town had a population of 7,000 at the end of 2005.[1] The population is entirely made up of Bedouins.[2] Its mayor is Hassan Gadir.[3]

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