Shefa-Amr
Sign in to saveShefa-Amr or '''Shefar'am''' (; ) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.
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Key facts
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- Shefa-Amr
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- City
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- Hebrew
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- ISO 259
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- Šparˁam
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- English Official
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- Shefar'am
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- View of Shefa-Amr
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- Coat of arms of Shefa-'Amr.svg
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- Coat of arms
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- Israel northwest#Israel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Acre Subdistrict
- Population
- +41600
- Area
- +19.766
- Elevation
- +70
- Official website
- www.shefa-amr.com
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- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education and culture
- Landmarks and religious sites
- Notable people
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Shefa-Amr or '''Shefar'am''' (; ) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.
==Etymology== Palmer writes that the name meant: "The margin or edge of 'Amr. Locally and erroneously supposed to mean the healing of 'Amer (ed Dhaher)." The city is identified with ''Shefar'am, an ancient Jewish town of great significance during Talmudic times. Some have proposed that its original meaning may be linked to the Hebrew words "Shefer" (שֶׁפֶר), signifying something nice, beautiful or good, and "'Am", (עַם) which translates to people.