Isfiya
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Isfiya (, ), also known as Usfiya, is a Druze-majority village in northern Israel, governed by a local council. It also includes Christians, Muslims and a few Jewish households. Located on Mount Carmel, it is part of the Haifa District. In its population was 12,136. In 2003, the local council was merged with nearby Daliyat al-Karmel to form Carmel City. However, the new city was dissolved in 2008 and the two villages resumed their independent status.
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Vinony's link graph records 236 inbound references to Isfiya, and connects out to Maronites, Yokneam Illit and Druze in Israel.
The entry is geolocated on the map in IL, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Arab Christian communities in Israel, Arab localities in Israel and Druze communities in Israel.
Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Isfiya
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- Local council
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Hebrew
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- ISO 259
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- ʕisp̄íyaˀ
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- Isfiya 1.jpg
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- View of the village
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- Israel haifa#Israel
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- left
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- Location within Israel
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- Grid position
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- 156/236 PAL
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
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- dunam
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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- Name meaning
- Settlement.blank_info_sec1
- The devious (road)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- local council in Israel
- Country
- Israel
- Population
- 12746
- Area
- 15561
- Elevation
- 520
- Image
- Isfije 076.jpg
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- Isfiya
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Roman and Byzantine Empire
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman Empire
- British Mandate
- Israel
- Climate
- Demographics
- Landmarks
- Economy
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Isfiya (, ), also known as Usfiya, is a Druze-majority village in northern Israel, governed by a local council. It also includes Christians, Muslims and a few Jewish households. Located on Mount Carmel, it is part of the Haifa District. In its population was 12,136. In 2003, the local council was merged with nearby Daliyat al-Karmel to form Carmel City. However, the new city was dissolved in 2008 and the two villages resumed their independent status.
thumb|The outskirts of Isfiya
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Isfiya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
2 mapped locations