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For other uses, see Tamra (disambiguation)
Tamra (disambiguation)

Tamra may refer to*Tamra, an Arab city in the Lower Galilee in Israel*Tamra, Jezreel Valley, an Arab village in the Jezreel Valley in Israel...


Tamra ( or ) is an 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....
 city in the North District of 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....
 located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-'Amr

Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a city in the North District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2006 the city had a population of 34,100....
 and approximately east of Akko (Acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
). The name Tamra means date palm
Date Palm

Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the Date Palm, is a Arecaceae in the genus Phoenix , extensively cultivated for its edible sweet fruit....
 in Arabic. It is a common city name throughout the Arab world
Arab world

The Arab World refers to Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast....
.

a was captured by Israeli forces from the Arab Liberation Army
Arab Liberation Army

The Arab Liberation Army was an army of volunteers from Arab countries led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji. It fought on the Arab side in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and was set up by the Arab League as a counter to the Arab High Committee's Holy War Army, though in fact the League and Arab governments prevented thousands from joining either force ....
 and the Syrian Army
Syrian Army

The Syrian army is the dominant military service, as such its controls of the seniormost posts in the armed forces, and has the most manpower, approximately 80 percent of the combined services....
 in 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict....
 as a part of Operation Dekel
Operation Dekel

Operation Dekel , was the largest offensive in the north of Israel after the first truce of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was carried out by the 7th Armoured Brigade , a battalion from the Carmeli Brigade along with some elements from the Golani Brigade between 8-18 July....
.






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For other uses, see Tamra (disambiguation)
Tamra (disambiguation)

Tamra may refer to*Tamra, an Arab city in the Lower Galilee in Israel*Tamra, Jezreel Valley, an Arab village in the Jezreel Valley in Israel...


Tamra ( or ) is an 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....
 city in the North District of 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....
 located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-'Amr

Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a city in the North District of Israel in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2006 the city had a population of 34,100....
 and approximately east of Akko (Acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
). The name Tamra means date palm
Date Palm

Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the Date Palm, is a Arecaceae in the genus Phoenix , extensively cultivated for its edible sweet fruit....
 in Arabic. It is a common city name throughout the Arab world
Arab world

The Arab World refers to Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast....
.

History

Tamra was captured by Israeli forces from the Arab Liberation Army
Arab Liberation Army

The Arab Liberation Army was an army of volunteers from Arab countries led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji. It fought on the Arab side in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and was set up by the Arab League as a counter to the Arab High Committee's Holy War Army, though in fact the League and Arab governments prevented thousands from joining either force ....
 and the Syrian Army
Syrian Army

The Syrian army is the dominant military service, as such its controls of the seniormost posts in the armed forces, and has the most manpower, approximately 80 percent of the combined services....
 in 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict....
 as a part of Operation Dekel
Operation Dekel

Operation Dekel , was the largest offensive in the north of Israel after the first truce of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was carried out by the 7th Armoured Brigade , a battalion from the Carmeli Brigade along with some elements from the Golani Brigade between 8-18 July....
. The city grew rapidly in the period of Israel's first years as a nation due to the influx of Palestinian refugees from destroyed nearby villages such as al-Birwa
Al-Birwa

Al-Birwa was a Palestinian people Arab village, located east of Acre, Israel . Mentioned by Arab geographers in the 11th century, it was known to the Crusaders as Broet....
 or al-Damun
Al-Damun

Al-Damun was a Palestinian village located from the city of Acre, Israel that was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1945, the village had a population of 1,310, predominantly Muslim....
. Large percantages of the city's farming land was confiscated by Israeli authorities and allocated to farming cooperatives and nearby Jewish settlement towns such as Mitzpe Aviv
Mitzpe Aviv

Mitzpe Aviv is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near I'billin and Tamra, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council....
. Tamra achieved local council status in 1956 and was declared a city in 1996.

Demographics

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli government office established in 1949 to carry out research and publish statistical data on all aspects of Israeli life, including population, society, economy, industry, education and physical infrastructure....
 (CBS), at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 27,300. In 2001, the ethnic makeup of the city was all Arab (99.6% Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
), with no significant Jewish population. See Population groups in Israel.

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 11,900 males and 11,400 females. The population of the city was spread out with 48.5% 19 years of age or younger, 18.0% between 20 and 29, 19.7% between 30 and 44, 9.0% from 45 to 59, 1.6% from 60 to 64, and 3.0% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 3.3% and 2005 had dropped to 2.5%.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 3,908 salaried workers and 375 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 2,887, a real change of -2.2% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 3,358 (no real change) versus ILS 1,977 for females (a real change of -7.6%). The mean income for the self-employed is 4,763. There are 445 people who receive unemployment benefits and 5,290 people who receive an income guarantee.

Education

According to CBS, there are 13 schools and 5,779 students in the city. They are spread out as 9 elementary schools and 4000 elementary school students, and 2 high schools and 2,324 high school students. 54.6% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

Sports

The city's main football team, Hapoel Bnei Tamra currently play in Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit

Liga Artzit is the third tier of Israeli football after the Israeli Premier League and Liga Leumit, and is run by the Israel Football Association....
, the third tier of Israeli football
Football in Israel

Association football is the unofficial national sport of Israel. Football as an organised sport first developed in the United Kingdom who controlled Israel during the days of the British Mandate of Palestine....
, having been promoted from Liga Alef
Liga Alef

Liga Alef is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system....
 in 2006. Minor clubs Hapoel Tamra and Maccabi Tamra play in Liga Bet
Liga Bet

Liga Bet is the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system. Its name translates as B League....
, the fifth tier.

See also

  • 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%....


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