Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr or Shfar'am (Arabic: شفاعمرو, Šafāʻamr, Hebrew: שְׁפַרְעָם, Šəfarʻam) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2021 it had a population of 43,023, with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.
Shefa-Amr
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Šparˁam |
| • Also spelled | Shfar'am (official) |
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| Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 35°10′10″E | |
| Grid position | 166/245 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | Bronze age |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Orsan Yasen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,766 dunams (19.766 km2 or 7.632 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 43,023 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
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