Kuseife

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Kuseife
Hebrew כְּסֵיפָה
Arabic كسيفة
Founded in 1982
Government Local council
District South
Population 10,300[1] (2006)
Jurisdiction 13,692 dunams (13.7 km²)

Kuseife (Hebrew: כְּסֵיפָה‎ Kseifa, Arabic: كسيفة‎) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel.

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Kuseife was 10,300 in December 2006.[1] Kuseife's jurisdiction is 13,692 dunams (~13.7 km²).[2]

Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2007-12-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  2. ^ Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Kuseife (Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.

[edit] See also

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South District of Israel
Cities
Local councils
Regional councils
Abu Basma · Be'er Tuvia · Bnei Shimon · Central Arava · Eshkol · Hevel Eilot · Hof Ashkelon · Lakhish · Merhavim · Ramat HaNegev · Sdot Negev (Azata) · Sha'ar HaNegev · Shafir · Tamar · Yoav


Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979-1982
Ar'arat an-Naqab | Hura | Kuseife | Lakiya | Rahat | Shaqib al-Salam | Tel as-Sabi
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Coordinates: 31°14′43″N 35°05′34″E / 31.24528, 35.09278