- Fassuta
Infobox Israel municipality
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population=2,900
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Fassuta is an
Israeli Arab town governed by a local council in the Northern District ofIsrael , south of the Lebanese border, on the northwestern slopes ofMount Meron .cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/887800.html|title=Galilee villages launch campaign to attract Christian pilgrims|author=Yoav Stern|date=30 April ,2007 ]Fassuta was built on the ruins of the
Crusader castle of Fassove, which was built on the ruins of Mifshata, a Jewish village established after destruction of the Second Temple in70 CE . [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0DF1339F93BA2575AC0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=4 An Arab Voice in Israel - New York Times ] ]In 2005, the population of Fassuta was 2,900 residents, with an annual population growth rate of 0.9%. Most of the inhabitants are Christian Arabs. The proportion of high school students who achieve a passing grade at the matriculation exams is 60.5% (
2000 ). In 2000, the mean income wasNIS 3,748, compared to a national average of NIS 6,835.The Mar Elias church in Fassuta celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007. The church is named after
Elias , the village'spatron saint . A large statue of Mar Elias stands in the central square.Notable people from Fassuta
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Sabri Jiryis (1938 - )
*Anton Shammas (1950 - ) [ [http://www.sakakini.org/literature/anton.htm Literature - Novelist - Anton Shammas ] ]References
ee also
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List of Arab localities in Israel
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