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District | North |
Government | Local council (from 1960) |
Hebrew | מַשְׁהַד |
Arabic | مشهد |
Also spelled | Meshhed (officially)
Mashhed (unofficially) |
Population | 6,700 (2005) |
Area | 7286 dunams (7.286 km2; 2.813 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°ECoordinates: 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°E |
Mashhad (Hebrew: מַשְׁהַד, Arabic: مشهد, Mash-hed transliteration, grave of a holy man) is an Arab town located 5 kilometers (3 mi) northeast of Nazareth in Israel's North District. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,700 mostly Muslim inhabitants.[1][2]
Mashhad became a local council in 1960. The town is said to be the site of Jonah's grave [2] and his birthplace (2 Kings 14:25), called Gath-Hefer in Biblical times, a village in the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13).
See also[]
- List of Arab localities in Israel
References[]
- ↑ Population of Localities numbering above 1,000 residents Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, pp.2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mashhed (Israel): Description Gutterman, Dov. FOTW.
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