Zarzir

Zarzir (Arabic: زرزير, Hebrew: זַרְזִיר), also known as Beit Zarzir, is an Arab local council located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Nazareth in the Northern District of Israel. In 2018 it had a population of 7,942,[1] consisting of five Bedouin tribes, Jawamis, Grifat, Eyadat, Heib and Mazarib.

Zarzir

  • זַרְזִיר
  • زرزير
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Zarzir
  Also spelledBet Zarzir (official)
Council headquarters
Zarzir
Coordinates: 32°43′38.32″N 35°13′28.92″E
DistrictNorthern
Government
  TypeLocal council (from 1997)
Area
  Total3,889 dunams (3.889 km2 or 1.502 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total7,942
  Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)

See also

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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