| Kafr Manda | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | כַּפְר מַנְדָא |
| • ISO 259 | Kpar Mandaˀ |
| • Also spelled | Kafar Manda (official) Kfar Manda, Kufur Manda (unofficial) |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | كفر مندا |
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Kafr Manda
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| Coordinates: | |
| District | North |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1973) |
| • Head of Municipality | Rafi' Hajajra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,052 dunams (11.1 km2 / 4.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
Kafr Manda or Kfar Menda (Arabic: كفر مندا, Hebrew: כַּפְר מַנְדָא) is an Israeli-Arab town in the Lower Galilee on the slopes of Mount Atzmon in Israel's North District. Kafr Manda is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the city of Nazareth. It had a population of 15,000 in 2005, the majority of them Muslim Arabs.
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Kafr Manda is believed to the site of Kfar Mandi, a large Jewish town dating back to Mishnaic and Medieval times. The tombs of Akabia ben Mahalalel, Shimon ben Gamliel II, and Issachar of Kfar Mandi are located here.
According to the Muslim scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi,
Kafr Manda lies between Acre and Tiberias and also goes by the name Midian. The tomb of the wife of Moses is seen here. Also, the pit covered by the rock which Moses raised up in order give himself and his wife water to drink... At Kafr Mandah may also be seen the tombs of two of Jacob's sons Asher and Naphthali as is reported.[1]
On the crossroads between Acre and Nazareth, Kafr Manda was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The town achieved local council status in 1973. Since then, roads have been paved, schools have been built and infrastructures such as sewage, electricity and irrigation systems have been introduced.
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