Mu'awiya, Basma

Mu'awiya

מועאוויה‎
معاوية
Mu'awiya מועאוויה‎; معاوية;
	Aerial photo of Mu'awiya
	Mu'awiya
	Coordinates: 32°31′45″N 35°6′11″E / 32.52917°N 35.10306°E
Grid position	160/215 PAL
District	Haifa
Area
• Total	613 dunams (61.3 ha or 151 acres)
Population
• Total	3,100
Name meaning	Kh. el Mâwîyeh, the ruin of the place of shelter

Mu'awiya (Arabic: معاوية, Hebrew: מועאוויה) is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle and lies between Kfar Kara and Umm el-Fahm. The village has around 3,100 residents.^[1] Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Basma local council. The village is divided into two neighborhoods: eastern and western. The residents of the village belong to two clans: Ighbarieh and Mahmid.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Muawiya". Iron Construction Committee (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 June 2016.
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 149
^ "MUAWYA VILLAGE". UmmElFahemArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[ICC-1] "Muawiya". Iron Construction Committee (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 149

[UEFA-3] "MUAWYA VILLAGE". UmmElFahemArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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