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Arraba (; ) is Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
's fourth largest local council
Local council (Israel)

Local councils are one of the three types of local government found in Israel, with the other two being list of cities in Israel and Regional council ....
 and largest Israeli Arab
Arab citizens of Israel

File:Arab population israel 2000 en.pngArab citizens of Israel refers to Arab people or non-Jewish Arabic language-speaking citizens of Israel....
 local council. It is located in the Lower Galilee in the North District
North District (Israel)

The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638  km? when both land and water are included....
, to the north of Nazareth
Nazareth

Nazareth is the capital and largest Cities in Israel in the North District . It also serves as an unofficial Arab capital for Israel's Arab citizens of Israel who make up the vast majority of the population there....
 and next to Sakhnin
Sakhnin

Sakhnin is an Arab Israeli city in Israel's North District . It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre, Israel. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995....
 and Deir Hanna
Deir Hanna

Deir Hanna is a Local council in the North District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, southeast of Acre, Israel. At the end of 2005, the town had a population of 8,500 approximately 80% of them being Muslims and the remaining 20% being Palestinian Christian....
.

bah was briefly mentioned by Yaqut al-Hamawi
Yaqut al-Hamawi

Yaqut ibn-'Abdullah al-Rumi al-Hamawi) was a Syrian biographer and geographer. "al-Rumi" refers to his Greek descent, "al-Hamawi" means that he is from Hama, Syria, and ibn-Abdullah means his father's name was Abdullah....
 in his famous work Mu'jam al-Buldan (1224-1228). Throughout history Arraba was mostly an agricultural village depending mainly on the al-Batuf Plain to grow crops.






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Arraba (; ) is Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
's fourth largest local council
Local council (Israel)

Local councils are one of the three types of local government found in Israel, with the other two being list of cities in Israel and Regional council ....
 and largest Israeli Arab
Arab citizens of Israel

File:Arab population israel 2000 en.pngArab citizens of Israel refers to Arab people or non-Jewish Arabic language-speaking citizens of Israel....
 local council. It is located in the Lower Galilee in the North District
North District (Israel)

The North District , is one of Israel's Districts of Israel. The North District has a land area of 4,478 km?, which increases to 4,638  km? when both land and water are included....
, to the north of Nazareth
Nazareth

Nazareth is the capital and largest Cities in Israel in the North District . It also serves as an unofficial Arab capital for Israel's Arab citizens of Israel who make up the vast majority of the population there....
 and next to Sakhnin
Sakhnin

Sakhnin is an Arab Israeli city in Israel's North District . It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre, Israel. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995....
 and Deir Hanna
Deir Hanna

Deir Hanna is a Local council in the North District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, southeast of Acre, Israel. At the end of 2005, the town had a population of 8,500 approximately 80% of them being Muslims and the remaining 20% being Palestinian Christian....
.

History

Arrabah was briefly mentioned by Yaqut al-Hamawi
Yaqut al-Hamawi

Yaqut ibn-'Abdullah al-Rumi al-Hamawi) was a Syrian biographer and geographer. "al-Rumi" refers to his Greek descent, "al-Hamawi" means that he is from Hama, Syria, and ibn-Abdullah means his father's name was Abdullah....
 in his famous work Mu'jam al-Buldan (1224-1228). Throughout history Arraba was mostly an agricultural village depending mainly on the al-Batuf Plain to grow crops. However currently the dependence on agriculture is declining rapidly due to the rise in population, urbanization and a subsequently more modern lifestyle.

Arraba was home to Dhaher el-Omar, who according to stories came to the town seeking refuge after killing a Turkish
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
 soldier. And there he managed to acquire the support of Muhammad Nasser, the local sheikh, by helping him settle a score with a neighboring village, an event that would initiate a series of campaigns leading him to capture the whole Galilee
Galilee

Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the ridges of Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa t...
. His house can still be found in the town. Arraba attained local council status in 1965 and was home to the first Land Day
Land Day

Land Day , March 30, is an annual day of commemoration for Palestinians, of the events of that date in 1976. A general strike and marches were organized in Arab towns from the Galilee to the Negev in 1976 in response to the government's announcement of a plan that would confiscate thousands of dunums of land in Arab areas....
 demonstrations in 1976. Together with Sakhnin
Sakhnin

Sakhnin is an Arab Israeli city in Israel's North District . It is located in the Lower Galilee, about east of Acre, Israel. Sakhnin was declared a city in 1995....
 and Deir Hanna
Deir Hanna

Deir Hanna is a Local council in the North District of Israel, located on the hills of the Lower Galilee, southeast of Acre, Israel. At the end of 2005, the town had a population of 8,500 approximately 80% of them being Muslims and the remaining 20% being Palestinian Christian....
 it forms what is called the triangle of Land Day. Israel's reaction to control the protest was forceful and six people were killed by Israeli police. One of the dead, Kheir Yassin was killed in Arraba.

The symbol of the local council is an onion, a watermelon and a cantaloupe which symbolize the crops for which Arraba is famous.

See also

  • Ali Nassar
    Ali Nassar

    Ali Nassar is an Arab citizens of Israel film director. Nassar was born in the Galilee village of Arraba, and graduated from the University of Moscow in 1981 with a degree in film....
    , film director from Arraba
  • List of Arab localities in Israel
    List of Arab localities in Israel

    The list of Arab localities in Israel includes all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in the State of Israel. The city of Acre, Israel has an Arab minority of 45% and both Lod and Ramla have Arab populations of 20%....