Sajur

Also known as Sajour, Sajoor, Saǧur

Sajur (; ) is a Druze town (local council) in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 3,000 dunams (3 km2). It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1992. In it had a population of .

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Place details

Locality: ساجور
Region: מחוז הצפון
Country: ישראל
Population: 4,270
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sajur
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council
Settlement.translit_lang1: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: ISO 259
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Saǧur
Settlement.image_skyline: סאגור.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: View of Sajur
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel northwest#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.grid_name: Grid position
Settlement.grid_position: 182/260 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northern
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Name meaning
Settlement.blank_info_sec1: Seijur, possibly from "a dog collar", or "red turbid water"

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Wikidata facts

Official name: ساجور
Population: 4425
Area: 3.57
Elevation: 364
Official website: www.sajur.muni.il
Image: סאגור.JPG

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Commons category: Sajur
native label: ساجور

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History
Ottoman Empire
British Mandate
Israel
Demographics
Notable people
See also
References
Bibliography
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==History== Sajur is identified with Shazur, an ancient village associated with Simeon Shezuri. According to Jewish traditions, Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen, Simeon Shezuri and Simeon ben Eleazar are buried in Sajur.