Galilee Bedouin (Arabic: بدو الجليل; Hebrew: בדואי גלילי) are Bedouin living in the Galilee region of Northern Israel. In contrast to Negev Bedouin, Galilee Bedouin come from the Syrian desert.[1] As of 2020, there are about 50,000 Galilee Bedouin,[1] living in 28 recognized settlements and also living in mixed cities with other non-Bedouin Arabs.[2]
 Bedouin in Galilee in 1911 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 50,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Native language: Levantine Bedawi Arabic Secondary language: Modern Hebrew | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Bedouin |
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References edit
- ^ a b c "The Bedouin in Israel". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Zevulun, D. (2008). Home Is Where The Hatred Is? Sense of belonging and exclusion of Galilee Bedouin with regard to the Jewish state, Israeli-Jewish and Israeli-Arab citizens (Thesis).
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