Fureidis

Fureidis (an aa Freidis) is an Israeli Arab toun in the Haifa Destrict o Israel. It receivit local cooncil status in 1952.

Fureidis פֻרֵידִיס‎ فريديس‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	P̄ureidis
Fureidis seen frae Heich-gate 4
Fureidis
Coordinates: 32°35′47.55″N 34°57′2.16″E
Destrict	Haifa
Foondit	1880
Govrenment
• Teep	Local cooncil
Area
• Total	2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	10,000
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)

History

Fureidis wis established in the 19t century. The name is believit tae come frae the Arabic (firdawis), meanin little Gairden o Eden, borraeed frae the Persie pairadise.^[1] In 1859, the Inglis consul Rogers estimatit the population tae be 200, who cultivatit 18 feddans o laund. Bi 1880s, The Survey o Western Palestine describit the place as a veelage o mud an stane at the fuit o the hill, wi a well tae the sooth.^[2] Fureidis is ane o the few Arab veelages on Israel’s coast left intact efter the 1948 war.^[3]

Demografics

As o the census o 2008, Fureidis haed 10,800 residents, o which 99.6% wur Muslim.^[4]

Education

Accordin tae data released bi the Israeli Meenistry o Education based on a 2008 census o heich schuil matriculation scores, Fureidis haed a 75.85% eligibility rate, greatly exceedin the accomplishments o maist Jewish touns. The naitional eligibility rate in 2008-2009 wis 44.4 percent o aw 17-year-aulds. Fureidis wan third place in the naitional rankin. Hossni Abu Dahash, the toun's heich schuil principal, said the schuil haed organisit a marathon study program tae prepare 12t graders for thair matriculation exam.^[5]

Airchaeological findins

View o Fureidis

In Dizember 1999, a cave abuin the auld pairt o Fureidis on the wastren slope o the Carmel wis foond tae contain fragments o pig frae the Chalcolithic period, includin lairge bynes, jaurs, ossuar fragments an a fauch pink limestane pendant. It appears tae hae been uised as a dwellin an a buirial cave. The airtifacts in the cave attest tae the presence o a dounset frae the pre-Ghassulian period.^[6]

Peace activism

Ibtisam Mahammed o Fureidis wis awairdit the Dalai Lama's Unsung Heroes o Compassion prize for her efforts tae promote peace atween Arabs an Jews.^[7] For mony year, Mahammed haes been organisin Jewish an Arab weemen's circles tae promote dialogue. She heids several weemen's peace organisations an haes focht on behauf o battered weemen in Arab society.^[7]

See an aw

• Leet o Arab localities in Israel