Kafr Yasif

Kafr Yasif
  • כַּפְר יָסִיף, כפר יאסיף
  • كفر ياسيف
Local council (from 1925)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Kpar Yasip
 • Also spelledKafar Yasif (official)
Kfar Yasif (unofficial)
A street scene in Kafr Yasif, 2006
A street scene in Kafr Yasif, 2006
Kafr Yasif is located in Northwest Israel
Kafr Yasif
Kafr Yasif
Kafr Yasif is located in Israel
Kafr Yasif
Kafr Yasif
Coordinates: 32°57′17″N 35°9′55″E / 32.95472°N 35.16528°E / 32.95472; 35.16528
Grid position165/262 PAL
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityShadi Shweiry
Area
 • Total3,194 dunams (3.194 km2 or 1.233 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total10,394
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Name meaning"Village of Yasif"[2]

Kafr Yasif (Arabic: كفر ياسيف, Kufr Yaseef; Hebrew: כַּפְר יָסִיף) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) northeast of the city of Acre and adjacent to Abu Sinan and Yarka. The population of Kafr Yasif is half Christian (52.1%) with the rest Muslim (44.9%), and a small Druze community.[3]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 44
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference FOTW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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