Shaqib al-Salam
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| Hebrew | שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם | |
| Arabic | شقيب السلام | |
| Government | Local council | |
| Also spelled | Segev Shalom (officially)
Shaqeeb as-Salaam (unofficially) |
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| District | South | |
| Population | 6,500[1] (2006) | |
| Jurisdiction | 5,981 dunams (6 km²) | |
Shaqib al-Salam or Segev Shalom (Arabic: شقيب السا, Hebrew: שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם) is a Bedouin town and a local council in the South District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Shaqib was 6,500 in December 2006.[1] Its jurisdiction is 5,981 dunams (~6 km²).[2]
Shaqib was founded in 1979 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements, and declared a local council in 1996. Most residents belong to various clans of the al-Azzama tribe which also populates Bir Hadaj.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Segev-Shalom (Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
| Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979-1982 | |
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| Ar'arat an-Naqab | Hura | Kuseife | Lakiya | Rahat | Shaqib al-Salam | Tel as-Sabi | |
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