Wadi Nisnas

Wadi Nisnas

Wadi Nisnas ( _ar. وادي النسناس) is an Arab neighborhood in the city of Haifa in northern Israel. "Nisnas" is the Arabic word for mongoose, an indigenous animal. The "wadi" has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants. [ [http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000001115.htm Beit-Hagefen - Arab Jewish Center] Yael Adar - Gems in Israel. ]

Wadi Nisnas is the setting for the 1987 novel, "Hatsotsrah ba-Vadi" (Hebrew: "Trumpet in the Wadi") by Sami Michael. It centers around the love story between a young Israeli Arab woman and a new immigrant from Russia.

Bibliography

* Sami Michael, "Trumpet in the Wadi". New York:Simon and Schuster, 2003, translated by Yael Lotan. ISBN 074344966

External links

* [http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Middle_East/Israel/Haifa_District/Haifa-1708915/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Haifa-Vadi_Nisnas-BR-1.html Wadi Nisnas] at the Haifa travel guide.

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