Kafr Qara
| Kafr Qara | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | כַּפְר קַרִע |
| • ISO 259 | Kpar Qáriˁ |
| • Also spelled | Kefar Qara (official) Kfar Qari (unofficial) |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | كفر قرع |
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 Kafr Qara
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| Coordinates: 32°30′20.89″N 35°3′13.76″E / 32.5058028°N 35.0538222°ECoordinates: 32°30′20.89″N 35°3′13.76″E / 32.5058028°N 35.0538222°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,000 dunams (7.0 km2 or 2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,300 |
Kafr Qara or Kafr Qari (Arabic: كفر قرع, Hebrew: כַּפְר קַרִע) is an Israeli-Arab town 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Haifa, Israel. In 2009, the population was 15,300.[1]
Kafr Qara, governed by a local council, is part of the Triangle. It is located in the Wadi Ara region, northwest of the Green Line. Most of the inhabitants are Muslim.[1] A small percentage of the town's land was expropriated by the local authorities and Israeli government for public and military use.[2] Kafr Qara is one of the wealthier towns in the Triangle.[3]
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[edit] Education
In September 2003, a group of local parents founded a bilingual, multicultural elementary school in Kafr Qara, named Hand in Hand – Bridge over the Wadi, or "Bridge over the Wadi". Kafr Qara high school, established in 1970 as a vocational school, is now a comprehensive high school for 10th–12th graders from Kafr Qara and environs. The school has participated in multicultural projects such as Jitli, and offers a joint leadership program for Arab and Jewish teenagers.[2]
Kfar Qara was founded some 350 years ago. The word Qara in Arabic means pumpkin, which was the main crop for the community, hence the name Kfar Qara which means the village of the Pumpkin.
[edit] Notable residents
- Nawaf Massalha, first Muslim to serve on the Israeli cabinet
- Jamal Zahalka, Arab member of Knesset, Balad chairman
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2010-06-30. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2010/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b "Arab minority in Israel" (PDF). http://doku.cac.at/kfar_qara_presentation.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Stern, Yoav (2011-04-17). "Kfar Qara group to protest lack of work caused by import of foreign labor - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News". Haaretz.com. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/834571.html. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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