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Jadeidi-Makr |
Hebrew |
גֻ'דֵידָה-מַכְּר Judeida-Makr |
Arabic |
مكر جديده |
Government |
Local council (from 1990) |
Also spelled |
Judeidi-Maker (officially)
Makr-Jadeidi (unofficially)
|
District |
North |
Population |
17,400 (2005) |
Jurisdiction |
8,974 dunams |
Jadeidi-Makr or Makr-Jadeidi (Hebrew: גֻ'דֵידָה-מַכְּר; Arabic: مكر جديده ) is an Israeli Arab local council formed by the merger of the two Arab towns of Makr and Jadeidi in 1990. It is located a few kilometers east of the city of Acre in the North District. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2005 the local council had a population of 17,400 and is mostly Muslim with a sizable Christian minority.
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