Abu Talul (; ) is a

Bedouin The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu ( ; , singular ) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia (Iraq). The Bedouin originated in the Sy ...

township in southern

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. Located in the

Negev The Negev ( ; ) or Naqab (), is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort town, resort city ...

desert around ten kilometres east of

Beersheba Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most p ...

and to the south of highway 25, it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council. In it had a population of .

Demography

The township is populated by three large families; Abu Talul, Abu Sulab (Abu Silb) and el-Shihabi.Abu Talul
, Abu Basma Regional Council official site There are also several thousand Bedouin living in the area outside of the organized township.

History

Prior to the establishment of Israel, the Negev Bedouin were a semi-nomadic society going through a process of sedentariness since the Ottoman rule. Abu Tulul was one of several townships built for the Bedouins in order to offer them proper infrastructure and public services in sanitation, health and education, and municipal services. The largest townships are:

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(Ar'ara BaNegev),

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(Segev Shalom),

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(Tel-Sheva),

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and the city of

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. Started as an unrecognized Bedouin village, Abu Talul became an officially approved settlement with the implementation of the

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Abu Basma plan. This was a plan to find an appropriate solution for scattered Bedouin communities living without official permits all over the Northern Negev. On February 19, 2006, Abu Talul was recognized officially by the state and became part of the Abu Basma Regional Council. When the Abu Basma Regional Council was dismantled by the Israeli Ministry of Interior order on November 5, 2012, and two new regional councils were created instead, Abu Talul became a part of the Neve Midbar Regional Council.

Infrastructure

In 2012, there were two school buildings, kindergartens, a medical clinic, a

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(baby) care center "Tipat Halav", 3

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

s, cemetery and a sports ground. Seven more public facilities were under construction. In July 2013, the township had three operating elementary schools and one middle school attended by 2400 pupils. There was also a high school attended by 120 students, half of them girls and half of them boys . Classes were held in a series of 12 caravans.After a Seven-Year Struggle, First High School Opens in Abu Tulul Arab Bedouin Village in the Naqab
August 31, 2012 Due to the traditional nature of Arab Bedouin society there was a high drop-out rate that was significantly higher among the girls. The nearest university is in Be'er Sheva,

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) (, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public university, public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Named after Israeli List of national founders, national founder David Ben-Gurion, the unive ...

References

External links

Abu Talul
Abu Basma Regional Council official site
Lands of the Negev
a short film by Israel Land Administration describing the challenges in providing land management and infrastructure to the

Negev Bedouin The Negev Bedouin (, ''Badwu an-Naqab''; , ''HaBedu'im BaNegev'') are traditionally pastoral nomadic Arab tribes (Bedouin), while some are of sub-Saharan African descent, who until the later part of the 19th century would wander between Hija ...

Bedouin information
Israel Land Administration *Seth Frantzman
Presentation to Regavim about Negev
{{Neve Midbar Regional Council Arab villages in Israel Neve Midbar Regional Council Populated places established in 2006 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) 2006 establishments in Israel

Demography

History

Infrastructure

See also

References

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