Kfar Kama

Kfar Kama

כְּפַר כַּמָא‎
كفر كما
Кфар Кама
Kfar Kama כְּפַר כַּמָא‎; كفر كما; Кфар Кама
Local council (from 1950)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Kfar Kamaˀ
• Also spelled	Кфар Кама (Adyghe) (official)
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	Coordinates: 32°43′19″N 35°26′27″E / 32.72194°N 35.44083°E
Grid position	191/236 PAL
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Founded	1878
Area
• Total	8,854 dunams (8.854 km2 or 3.419 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	3,500
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Name meaning	The village of truffles

Kfar Kama (Hebrew: כְּפַר כַּמָא, Arabic: كفر كما, Adyghe: Кфар Кама) is a Circassian town located in the Lower Galilee of Israel's northern district, located along road 767, that leads from Kfar Tavor to the Kinneret. It is one of the only two Circassian towns in Israel, the other being Rehaniya. The residents of the town are descended from the Shapsug tribe exilees from Circassia. In 2008, the town had a population of 2,900.^[3]

^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 127
^ "Population of Localities Numbering above 2,000 Inhabitants and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008-12-31.

[Israelpopulations-1] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 127

[3] "Population of Localities Numbering above 2,000 Inhabitants and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008-12-31.

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