Kafr Qara

Kafr Qara

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Kafr Qara


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hebname=כפר קרע
arname=كفر قرع
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type=lc
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altOffSp=Kefar Qara
altUnoSp=Kfar Qari
district=haifa
population=14,400
popyear=2006
area_dunam=7000

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Kafr Qara or Kafr Qari ( _ar. كفر قرع, _he. כפר קרע) is an Israeli-Arab local council located in Israel's Haifa District 22mi southeast of the city of Haifa. It is considered part of the the triangle and the Wadi Ara region northwest of the Green Line. It is a conservative community in which most of the 14,400 inhabitants are Muslim. [ [http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2007/table3.pdf Population of localities numbering above 1,000 residents and other rural population on 31/12/2006] Central Bureau of Statistics] A small percentage of Kafr Qara's land was allocated for public services and military purposes by the government. [ [http://doku.cac.at/kfar_qara_presentation.pdf Arab minority in Israel] ]

Notable residents

*Nawaf Massalha, first Muslim to serve on the Israeli cabinet

References


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