Hussniyya

Hussniyya
Hussniyya
Coordinates: 32°54′2.48″N 35°19′21.17″E / 32.9006889°N 35.3225472°ECoordinates: 32°54′2.48″N 35°19′21.17″E / 32.9006889°N 35.3225472°E
Council Misgav
Region Galilee

Hussniyya (Arabic: حسينية; Hebrew: חוסנייה) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 545.

The village was recognized by the state in 1996. Its inhabitants belong to the Swaid tribe.[1]

The women of Hussniya offer guided tours of the area focusing on picking and cooking wild plants. Zahiya Swaid heads a group of women who attended a business development course and now earn a living from the age-old Bedouin tradition of foraging wild plants for food and medicinal purposes.[1]

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