Zalafa, Ara Valley
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This article is about the Palestinian Arab village that forms part of the Israeli local council of Ma'ale Iron. For the depopulated Palestinian Arab village, see Khirbat Zalafa.
Zalafa (Arabic: زلفه Hebrew: זלפה) is an Israeli Arab village located in the north of the Wadi Ara (a.k.a. Nahal Iron) region adjacent to "the Triangle"[1]. Situated 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) southwest of Afula, the total population of the village in 1999 was 3,000 inhabitants.[1]
Zalafa is one of five Arab villages that was included in the Ma'ale Iron local council of the Haifa District by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior in 1996.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Amara, 1999, pp. 10-11.
- ^ Dov Gutterman (April 27, 2005). "Ma'ale Iron (Israel)". http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/il-lcmir.html.
[edit] Bibliography
- Amara, Muhammad (1999). Politics and Sociolinguistic Reflexes: Palestinian Border Villages. John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 9027241287, 9789027241283.
Coordinates: 32°32′56.51″N 35°10′58.78″E / 32.5490306°N 35.1829944°E
