Yarka

Also known as Yirka

Yarka, officially Yirka (, ), is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 17,171, 98.8% of them members of the Druze community, with small Muslim (1.0%) and Christian (0.1%) minorities.

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Place details

Locality: جولس
Region: מחוז הצפון
Country: ישראל
Population: 17,171
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Yarka
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council
Settlement.translit_lang1: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type3: Also spelled
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Yirka (official)
Settlement.image_skyline: PikiWiki Israel 8723 yarka local council building.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Yarka local council building
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel northwest#Israel
Settlement.grid_name: Grid position
Settlement.grid_position: 170/261 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2720
Area: 15.564
Elevation: 281
Official website: www.yirka.muni.il
Image: PikiWiki Israel 8723 yarka local council building.jpg

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Commons category: Yarka
native label: ירכא

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Contents

History
Ancient era
Crusader period
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Religious sites
Economy
Notable residents
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

==History== ===Ancient era=== Yarka is an ancient village site, where old columns and cisterns have been found. A Greek inscription here dating from the early Christian era was found by Clermont-Ganneau in 1881.