Kuseife

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Kuseife


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hebname=Hebrew|כְּסֵיפָה
arname=كسيفة
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founded=1982
type=lc
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district=south
population=10,300cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|title=Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population|date=2007-12-31|accessdate=2008-04-04|format=PDF]
popyear=2006
area_dunam=13692
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Kuseife ( _he. כְּסֵיפָה "Kseifa", _ar. كسيفة) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel.

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Kuseife was 10,300 in December 2006. Kuseife's jurisdiction is 13,692 dunams (~13.7 km²).cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/473_1059.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Kuseife|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=2008-04-04|language=Hebrew|format=PDF]

Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.

References

ee also

*List of Arab localities in Israel
*Negev Bedouins