Rameh

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Rameh

Hebrew ראמה
Arabic الرامه
Founded in 13th Century
Government Local council (from 2005)
District North
Population 7,500 (2005)
Jurisdiction 6,118 dunams

Rameh (Arabic: الرامة‎, Hebrew: ראמה‎; also spelled Rame or ar-Rama) is a local council in the North District of Israel. It is entirely made up of Arabs and has a mostly Christian and Druze population as well as a smaller Muslim minority. It is located a few kilometers east of the city of Shaghur. Rameh was a somewhat major town during the rule of the Crusaders. It was captured by Haganah forces in 1948, becoming a part of Israel, and later achieving local council status in 1954.

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