Daburiyya

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Daburiyyya

Hebrew דַבּוּרִיָּה, דבורייה
Arabic دبورية
Government Local council (from 1961)
District North
Population 8,500 (2005)
Jurisdiction 7,200 dunams (7.2 km²)
Head of municipality Dr. Faisal Azayzah
A view of Daburiyya from Mount Tabor. The town's mosque is is the blue-domed structure in the center of the photo
A view of Daburiyya from Mount Tabor. The town's mosque is is the blue-domed structure in the center of the photo

Daburiyya (Arabic: دبورية‎; Hebrew: דַבּוּרִיָּה‎) is an Arab village that gained local council status in Israel's North District in 1961. Its jurisdiction extends over 7,200 dunams. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Daburiyya is home to approximately 8,500 residents.[1] The town's population is homogeneously fallahen. A fallah is an Arab who lives or descended from the village, as opposed to city dwellers or medinniyin.

Daburiyya is located off of Highway 65 at the foot of Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, near the area where the prophetess Deborah judged. It is associated with the Biblical city of Dabrath, which in the Book of Chronicles is allotted to the tribe of Issachar who gave it to the Levites.[2]

According to the Information on Equality and Social Justice in Israel (ADVA), in 1999 10.5% of Daburiyya's job-ready population are unemployed and 40.4% of the town's university applicants are rejected.[3]

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  1. ^ Populations of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents - Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. ^ Keil, 1857, p. 424.
  3. ^ Israel: A Social Report

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  • Keil (1857), Commentary on the Book of Joshua, T. & T. Clark 

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