Rumat al-Heib
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Rumat al-Heib (Arabic: رُمة الهـَيـْب; Hebrew: רומת אל-הייב) is an Bedouin village in nothern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 1,600.[1]
The village was established at the beginning of the 1920s by sons of the Arab al-Heib tribe, and was originally named after the family. The current name was adopted in 1968.
There have been tensions between the village and the nearby moshav of Tzippori, with the Bedouins accused of cattle rustling.[2]
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- ^ Population of localities numbering above 1,000 residents Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ New version of old self-defense group guards Jewish farmlands Haaretz, 28 December 2007
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