Zarzir

This article is about the town in Israel. For the village in northern Syria, see Zarzur.
Zarzir
  • זַרְזִיר‎‎
  • زرزير‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259 Zarzir
 • Also spelled Bet Zarzir (official)
Zarazir (unofficial)

Council headquarters
Zarzir
Coordinates: 32°43′38.32″N 35°13′28.92″E / 32.7273111°N 35.2247000°E / 32.7273111; 35.2247000Coordinates: 32°43′38.32″N 35°13′28.92″E / 32.7273111°N 35.2247000°E / 32.7273111; 35.2247000
District Northern
Government
 • Type Local council (from 1997)
Area
 • Total 3,889 dunams (3.889 km2 or 1.502 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
 • Total 7,460

Zarzir (Arabic: زرزير‎‎, Hebrew: זַרְזִיר‎), or 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 2015 it had a population of 7,460, consisting of five Bedouin tribes.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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