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Lakiya
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Also known as Laqye

Lakiya () or Laqye () is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of .

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Place details

Locality
اللقية
Region
מחוז הדרום
Country
ישראל
Population
14,075

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Lakiya
Settlement.settlement_type
Local council
Settlement.other_name
Laqye
Settlement.image_skyline
WikiAir IL-12-01 412.JPG
Settlement.pushpin_map
Israel north negev#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Southern
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1982
Settlement.leader_title
Head of Municipality
Settlement.leader_name
Khaled el-Sana
Settlement.unit_pref
dunam
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • See also
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Lakiya () or Laqye () is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of .

==History== Lakiya was founded in 1985 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements. It is one of the seven original government-planned Bedouin townships in the Negev desert.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lakiya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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