Lakiya
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| Lakiya לקיה اللقية Laqye |
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| Country | Israel |
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| District | South |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5.6 km² (2.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 8,000 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | IDT (UTC+3) |
Lakiya, or Laqye (Hebrew: לקיה) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Lakiya was 7,600 in December 2004. Lakiya's jurisdiction is 5,600 dunams (5.6 km²).
Lakiya was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.
[edit] External links
- Lakiya Negev Weaving - website of one of Lakiya's main businesses
[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 | |
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