Zarzir
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Zarzir or Beit Zarzir, is an Israeli-Arab local council
located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Nazareth
in Israel
's North District
. It became a local council in 1997 and its population in 2005 was 6,300. Its population consists of five Bedouin
tribes.
Local council (Israel)
Local councils are one of the three types of local government found in Israel, with the other two being cities and regional councils. As of 2003, there were 144 local councils in Israel, these being settlements which pass a minimum threshold enough to justify their operations as independent...
located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Nazareth
Nazareth
Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
's North District
North District (Israel)
The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...
. It became a local council in 1997 and its population in 2005 was 6,300. Its population consists of five Bedouin
Bedouin
The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
tribes.