Kafr Bara
Arab-Muslim village in northern Israel
Kafr Bara or Kfar Bara (Arabic: كفر برا; Hebrew: כַּפְר בַּרָא) is an Israeli-Arab local council in Israel's Central District. It is a small town located near the Green Line. The town is a part of the Little Triangle with Kafr Qasim and Jaljulia. In 2022, 3,946 people lived there.[1]
Kafr Bara
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Káper Báraˀ |
• Also spelled | Kafar Bara (official) Kfar Bara (unofficial) |
Coordinates: 32°7′50″N 34°58′19″E / 32.13056°N 34.97194°E | |
Grid position | 147/170 PAL |
District | Central |
Area | |
• Total | 9,387 dunams (9.387 km2 or 3.624 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 3,946 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Khirbet Kafr Bara, "The ruin of the village of Bara"[2] |
Population
changeAccording to the latest statistics, the population of Kafr bara is Arab Muslims.
Institutions
changeThe town has a community center and retirement center. It also has three mosques, a public library, a post office, two clinics and a football playground. There is 2 schools in Kafr Bara; Omar Bin Khattab primary school and , the Comprehensive Secondary School of Kafr Bara.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 234