Zarzir

Coordinates: 32°43′38″N 35°13′29″E / 32.72722°N 35.22472°E / 32.72722; 35.22472
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Zarzir
  • זַרְזִיר
  • زرزير
Local council (from 1997)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Zarzir
 • Also spelledBet Zarzir (official)
Council headquarters
Council headquarters
Zarzir is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Zarzir
Zarzir
Coordinates: 32°43′38″N 35°13′29″E / 32.72722°N 35.22472°E / 32.72722; 35.22472
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Area
 • Total3,889 dunams (3.889 km2 or 1.502 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total8,565
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)

Zarzir (Arabic: زرزير, Hebrew: זַרְזִיר), also known as Beit Zarzir, is an Arab local council located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Nazareth in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 8,565,[1] consisting of five Bedouin tribes, Mazarib, Grifat, Haib, Jawamis, and Eyadat.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

Dr. Tomer Mazarib, The Integration Process of the Bedouin population into Arab Villages and Towns in the Galilee: Historical, Social and Cultural Aspects from the beginning of the 18th Century to the end of the 20th Century (Haifa: University of Haifa Press, 2016).

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