Kafr Qara

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Kafr Qara

Hebrew כפר קרע
Arabic كفر قرع
Government Local council
Also spelled Kefar Qara (officially)

Kfar Qari (unofficially)

District Haifa
Population 14,400 (2006)
Jurisdiction 7,000 dunams (7 km²)

Kafr Qara or Kafr Qari (Arabic: كفر قرع‎, Hebrew: כפר קרע‎) is an Israeli-Arab local council located in Israel's Haifa District 22mi southeast of the city of Haifa. It is considered part of the the triangle and the Wadi Ara region northwest of the Green Line. It is a conservative community in which most of the 14,400 inhabitants are Muslim.[1] A small percentage of Kafr Qara's land was allocated for public services and military purposes by the government.[2]

[edit] Notable residents

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  1. ^ Population of localities numbering above 1,000 residents and other rural population on 31/12/2006 Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. ^ Arab minority in Israel