Suweid Hamira (; ) 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 ...
village in northern
Israel
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. Located near
Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-Amr or Shefar'am (; ) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.
Etymology
Palmer writes that the name meant: "The margin ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Jezreel Valley Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Yizra'el'') is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Jezreel Valley. It includes 15 kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, 6 community settlements and two B ...
. In it had a population of .
The village was recognised by the state in 1996.
See also
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Arab localities in Israel
Arab localities in Israel include all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in Israel. East Jerusalem and Golan Heights are not internationally recognized parts of Israel proper but have been included in this list.
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Bedouin in Israel
The Negev Bedouin (, ''Badwu an-Naqab''; , ''HaBedu'im BaNegev'') are traditionally pastoral nomadic Arab people, Arab tribes (Bedouin), while some are of Sub-Saharan Africa, sub-Saharan African descent, who until the later part of the 19th c ...
References
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Arab villages in Israel
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)