Basmat Tab'un
Basmat Tab'un (Arabic: بسمة طبعون; Hebrew: בּׂסְמַת טִבְעוֹן, Basmat Tivon) is a Bedouin town in the Northern District of Israel. In 2018 it had a population of 7,835.[2]
Basmat Tab'un
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Bosmat Tiv'on |
Mosque of Basmat Tivon | |
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Coordinates: 32°44′24.82″N 35°9′25.05″E | |
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District | Northern |
Government | |
• Type | Local council (from 1965) |
• Head of Municipality | Raed Zebidat [1] |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 7,835 |
History
Basmat Tab'un was declared a local council in 1965. In May 2011, the Israeli government approved a four-year plan with a budget of NIS 350 million for developing Bedouin communities in the North, among them Basmat Tab'un.[3]
The Ein Bustan (Maayan Babustan) Waldorf school in Hilf, Basmat Tab'un, is noteworthy for its multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-religious curriculum. The Arab students are from the surrounding villages and the Jewish students are from nearby Kiryat Tiv'on.[4][5]
Notable residents
Ruan Zubidate is Israel's top female Arab tennis player. She represents Israel at tennis matches around the world.[6]
See also
- Arab localities in Israel
- Bedouin In Israel
References
- "מועצה מקומית בסמת טבעון (Local Council Basmat Tab'un)". Municipal web site (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-04-16. ראש המועצה ראיד זבידאת (Head of the Council Raed Zebidat)
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- NIS 350m. plan approved for Bedouin in North
- Reuter, Peter (2011-12-16). "Ein arabisch-jüdisches Projekt unter Attacke". The Intelligence. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- "Taking to court Jewish and Arab parents who just wants their kids educated together". Haaretz. 2013-03-10. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- A stroke of luck, The Jerusalem Post
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basmat Tab'un. |
- Municipal web site
- Welcome To Tab'un at Palestine Remembered
- Survey of Western Palestine Map 5: IAA, Wikimedia commons