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Kisra-Sumei
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Kisra-Sumei (Arabic: كسرا-سميع; Hebrew: כִּסְרָא-סֻמֵיע) is a local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 9,223.[1] In April 2019, 95% of the population were Israeli Arabs of the Druze community, with a small Christian minority.[2][3] The town has a Druze holy place as well as a statue to the Druze leader and Syrian nationalist revolutionary Sultan al-Atrash.
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Kisra-Sumei
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Kisraˀ - Sumeiˁ |
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Coordinates: 32°57′50″N 35°18′08″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Founded | 1990 |
Area | |
• Total | 14,163 dunams (14.163 km2 or 5.468 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 9,223 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
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The town is the result of a merger between the villages of Kisra and Sumei and it was recognised as a local council in 1990.