Zalafa
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  Zalafa  Zalafa | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′56″N 35°11′17″E / 32.54889°N 35.18806°E | |
| Grid position | 167/217 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District |  Haifa |
| Council | Ma'ale Iron |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Population (mid-2016[1]) | |
| • Total | 4,639 |
| Name meaning | "The cisterns"[2] or "Hard Soil"[3] |
Zalafa (Arabic: زلفة, Hebrew: זלפה) is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Umm al-Fahm. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Ma'ale Iron local council whose headquarters is in the village.[4] The village is divided into three neighborhoods: East, West and al-Murtafi'a. In mid-2016, Zalafa's population was 4,639,[1] all of whom are Muslim.[5]
- ^ a b "معطيات واحصائيات" [Data and Statistics]. Ma'ale Iron Local Council.
- ^ Palmer, 1881; Zelefeh: "the cisterns" p. 156
- ^ Hareuveni, Immanuel; Eretz Yisrael Lexicon; Ministry of Education p.271
- ^ "لمحة عامة" [Overview]. Ma'ale Iron Regional Council (in Hebrew).
- ^ "מפקד האוכלוסין 2008 – עלה עירון – איזור סטטיסטי 2" [2008 Census – Ma'ale Iron – Statistical area 2] (PDF) (in Hebrew). Ministry of Interior (Israel). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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