- This article is about a town in northern Israel. For the community in southern Israel, see Ar'arat an-Naqab.
Ar'ara | ||
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District | Haifa | |
Government | Local council (from 1970) | |
Hebrew | עַרְעָרָה | |
Arabic | عرعرة | |
Population | 16,700 (2009) | |
Coordinates | 32°29′40.41″N 35°05′38.81″E / 32.4945583°N 35.0941139°ECoordinates: 32°29′40.41″N 35°05′38.81″E / 32.4945583°N 35.0941139°E |
'Ar'ara (Arabic: عرعرة; Hebrew: עַרְעָרָה) is an Israeli Arab town in the Wadi Ara region in the Galilee. It is located south of Umm al-Fahm just northwest of the Green Line and is part of the Triangle. In 2009, the population was 16,700.[1]
History[]
Ar'ara was transferred from Jordanian to Israeli jurisdiction in 1949 under the Rhodes armistice agreements.[2] The neighboring village of ʿAra was merged with Ar'ara in 1985.
References[]
See also[]
- List of Arab localities in Israel
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Coordinates: 32°29′40.41″N 35°05′38.81″E / 32.4945583°N 35.0941139°E
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