Ma'ale Iron
| Ma'ale Iron | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | מעלה עירון |
| • ISO 259 | Maˁle ʕiron |
| • Also spelled | Jabal 'Ara (official) |
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 Ma'ale Iron
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| Coordinates: 32°32′53.57″N 35°11′51.28″E / 32.5482139°N 35.1975778°ECoordinates: 32°32′53.57″N 35°11′51.28″E / 32.5482139°N 35.1975778°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Founded | 1996 |
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| • Type | Local council (from 1996) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,800 |
Ma'ale Iron (Hebrew: מעלה עירון, lit. Iron Heights) is an Israeli-Arab local council in Israel's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region adjacent to the Triangle. The town consists of the five Arab villages of Baiada, Musmus, Salim, Musheirifa and Zalafa. The villages were joined together in 1996 by the Interior Ministry of Israel to form the local council.[2] According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Ma'ale Iron had a population of 12,800 inhabitants in 2009,[1] mostly Muslims.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Table 3 – Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. June 30, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b Dov Gutterman (April 27, 2005). "Ma'ale Iron (Israel)".
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