Mazra'a
Mazra'a (Arabic: المزرعة, Hebrew: מַזְרַעָה) is an Arab town and local council in northern Israel, situated between Acre and Nahariyya east of the Coastal Highway that runs along the Mediterranean coast. The local council was founded in 1896 and was incorporated into the Matte Asher Regional Council in 1982, before proclaiming itself an independent local council again in 1996. In 2021 it had a population of 4,078.
Mazra'a
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Mazraˁa |
| • Also spelled | "El Masar", "el Mezrah", Mazraʻih, Mazra'ah (official) |
House in Mazra'a, where Baha'u'llah lived 1877-1879. During 1932-1949 it was the home of General and Mrs. McNeill | |
Mazra'a | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′59″N 35°5′51″E | |
| Grid position | 159/265 PAL |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Fuaad Awad (since 11/2013) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,078 |
| Name meaning | "The sown land" |
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