Basma

For the South District local government, see Abu Basma Regional Council.

Basma
Hebrew transcription(s)
• Hebrew	בסמ"ה
• ISO 259	Basma
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	بسم
Barta'a, one of the three villages is in the centre, alongside Umm al-Qutuf.
Basma
Coordinates: 32°30′7.74″N 35°6′14″E
District	Haifa
Founded	1995
Government
• Type	Local council
Population (2005)
• Total	7,900

Basma (Arabic: بسم‎, Hebrew: בסמ"ה‎) is an Israeli-Arab local council located in the Wadi Ara area of the Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of Barta'a West, Ein as-Sahala, and Muawiya; Basma is an acronym of the villages' names. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the locality had a population of 7,900 at the end of 2005.

See also

• List of Arab localities in Israel

References

Bibliography

• Palmer, E. H. (1881): The survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English name lists collected during the survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and explained by E.H. Palmer. (p.149 )
• Petersen, Andrew (2002): A Gazetteer of Buildings in Muslim Palestine: Volume I (British Academy Monographs in Archaeology) (p. 223: Ancient shrine at "Muawiya." According to local tradition, the shrine was built about 100 years ago. However, Petersen, examining it in 1994, found that the structure itself suggested it was considerably older, with subsequent rebuilding in the later nineteenth century.)