Hurfeish
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| Hurfeish | |||
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |||
| • Hebrew | חֻרְפֵישׁ, חורפיש | ||
| • ISO 259 | Ḥurp̄eiš | ||
| Arabic transcription(s) | |||
| • Arabic | حرفيش | ||
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 Hurfeish
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| Coordinates: 33°1′4.36″N 35°20′46.49″E / 33.0178778°N 35.3462472°ECoordinates: 33°1′4.36″N 35°20′46.49″E / 33.0178778°N 35.3462472°E | |||
| District | North | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Local council (from 1967) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,229 dunams (4.2 km2 / 1.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 5,200 | ||
Hurfeish (Arabic: حرفيش; Hebrew: חֻרְפֵישׁ) is a Druze local council in the Northern District of Israel. It was declared a local council in 1967. according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) it had in 2006 a total population of 5,200, with a growth rate of 1.9%.
The majority of the residents of Hurfeish are Druze but the village does have a small number of Catholic Christians and a few Muslims. In the vicinity of the village stands the grave of Sabalan, a Druze prophet, often identified with the Biblical Zebulon.
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