Zarzir

Zarzir (Arabic: زرزير‎, Hebrew: זַרְזִיר‎), also known as Beit Zarzir, is an Arab local council located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Nazareth in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 8,119,[1] consisting of five Bedouin tribes, Jawamis, Grifat, Eyadat, Heib and Mazarib.

This article is about the town in Israel. For the village in northern Syria, see Zarzur.
Zarzir

  • זַרְזִיר‎‎
  • زرزير‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Zarzir
 • Also spelledBet Zarzir (official)
Council headquarters
Zarzir
Coordinates: 32°43′38.32″N 35°13′28.92″E
DistrictNorthern
Government
 • TypeLocal council (from 1997)
Area
 • Total3,889 dunams (3.889 km2 or 1.502 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total8,119
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)

See also

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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