Ar'arat an-Naqab

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Ar'arat an-Naqab


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hebname=Hebrew|עַרְעָרָה בַּנֶּגֶב
arname=عرعرة
meaning=
founded=1982
type=lc
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altOffSp=Ar'ara BaNegev
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district=south
population=12,500cite 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]
popyear=2006
area_dunam=14052
mayor=

Ar'arat an-Naqab or Ar'ara BaNegev ( _he. עַרְעָרָה בַּנֶּגֶב, _ar. عرعرة) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the South District of Israel.

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Ar'arat an-Naqab was 12,500 in December 2006. Its jurisdiction is 14,052 dunams.cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/602_1192.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Ar'ara BaNegev|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=2008-03-07|language=Hebrew] Ar'arat an-Naqab 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