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Hurfeish
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Also known as Ḥurp̄eiš, Hoorfish, Hurpish, Khourfish, Khurphish, Khoorphish, Khourphish, Khurpish

Hurfeish (; ; lit. "milk thistle" or possibly from "snake" ) is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of .

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Place details

Locality
حرفيش
Region
מחוז הצפון
Country
ישראל
Population
6,410
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Hurfeish
Settlement.settlement_type
Local council (from 1967)
Settlement.translit_lang1
Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
ISO 259
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
Ḥurp̄eiš
Settlement.image_skyline
Hurfesh.JPG
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Israel northwest#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.grid_name
Grid position
Settlement.grid_position
182/269 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Northern
Settlement.leader_title
Head of Municipality
Settlement.leader_name
Anwar Amer
Settlement.unit_pref
dunam

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Wikidata facts

Official name
חורפיש
Population
6581
Area
4.229
Elevation
814
Image
Hurfesh.JPG
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Commons category
Hurfesh
native label
חורפיש
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10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ottoman Empire
  • British Mandate
  • Israel
  • Demographics
  • Landmarks
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Hurfeish (; ; lit. "milk thistle" or possibly from "snake" ) is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of .

==History== The town is situated on an ancient site, where mosaics and Greek inscriptions have been excavated.

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