Zemer

Also known as Zemr, Zem'r, Zimr, زيمر

Zemer (, ) is an Arab local council in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the Arab Triangle area, between Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Bat Hefer on Road 574. Zemer is the result of a merger of four villages – Bir al-Sika, Ibtan, Marja and Yama - in 1988.

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Place details

Locality: زيمر‎
Region: מחוז המרכז
Country: ישראל
Population: 7,094
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Zemer
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council (from 1988)
Settlement.translit_lang1: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: ISO 259
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Zemr
Settlement.image_skyline: Marjaa.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel center ta#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.grid_name: Grid position
Settlement.grid_position: 154/197 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1988 (merger)
Settlement.leader_title: Head of Municipality
Settlement.leader_name: Yassin Harzalla
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7360
Area: 8.203
Elevation: 89
Image: Marjaa.jpg

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Article

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Contents

History
Metal Ages
Middle Ages and Ottoman Empire
British Mandate and Israel
References
Bibliography
External links

==History== Archaeological work in Yama brought to light settlement remains ranging from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) to the Ottoman period. At Ibtan, potsherds dating from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine period have been found.