Wadi Nisnas
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Wadi Nisnas (Arabic: وادي النسناس) is an Arab neighborhood in the city of Haifa in northern Israel. Nisnas is the Arabic word for mongoose, an indigenous animal. The wadi has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.[1]
Wadi Nisnas is the setting for the 1987 novel, Hatsotsrah ba-Vadi (Hebrew: "Trumpet in the Wadi") by Sami Michael. It centers around the love story between a young Israeli Arab woman and a new immigrant from Russia.
[edit] Bibliography
- Sami Michael, Trumpet in the Wadi. New York:Simon and Schuster, 2003, translated by Yael Lotan. ISBN 074344966
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- Wadi Nisnas at the Haifa travel guide.
[edit] References
- ^ Beit-Hagefen - Arab Jewish Center Yael Adar - Gems in Israel.
Coordinates: 32°48′58.67″N 34°59′46.65″E / 32.8162972°N 34.9962917°E
