Basma
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For the former regional council in Southern Israel, see Abu Basma Regional Council.
Basma (Arabic: بسمة, Hebrew: בסמ"ה) is an Israeli Arab local council in the Wadi Ara area of Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of Barta'a West, Ein as-Sahala, and Muawiya; Basma is an acronym of the villages' names. In 2022 it had a population of 10,743.[1] Basma's jurisdiction area covers 3,956 dunams.[2]