Kafr Qasim

Kafr Qasim
  • כַּפְר קָסִם, כפר קאסם
  • كفر قاسم
City (from 2008)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Kpar Qásim, Kpar Qáˀsem
 • Also spelledKafar Qasem (official)
Kufur Kassem (unofficial)
Roundabout in Kafr Qasim with a monument for the massacre in 1956, the central mosque with another monument, and mixed-used buildings.
Coordinates: 32°06′54″N 34°58′30″E / 32.1151°N 34.9751°E / 32.1151; 34.9751
Grid position167/148 PAL
DistrictCentral
Founded19th century
Government
 • MayorAdel Badir
Area
 • Total9,154 dunams (9.154 km2 or 3.534 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total25,285
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Name meaningThe village of Kasim[2]
Websitekfar-qasem.muni.il

Kafr Qasim (Arabic: كفر قاسم, Hebrew: כַּפְר קָאסִם), also spelled as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem, Kfar Kassem and Kafar Kassem, is a hill-top city in Israel with an Arab population. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) east of Tel Aviv.

References

  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. 230

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