Basmat Tab'un
Basmat Tab'un
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Bosmat Tiv'on |
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Mosque of Basmat Tivon | |
  Basmat Tab'un | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′24.82″N 35°9′25.05″E / 32.7402278°N 35.1569583°ECoordinates: 32°44′24.82″N 35°9′25.05″E / 32.7402278°N 35.1569583°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1965) |
| • Head of Municipality | Muneir Zebidat [1] |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,507 |
Basmat Tab'un (Arabic: بسمة طبعون; Hebrew: בּׂסְמַת טִבְעוֹן, Basmat Tivon) is a Bedouin town in the Northern District of Israel. In 2015 it had a population of 7,507.
History
Basmat Tab'un was declared a local council in 1965. In May 2011, the Israeli government approved a four-year plan with a budget of NIS 350 million for developing Bedouin communities in the North, among them Basmat Tab'un.[3]
The Ein Bustan (Maayan Babustan) Waldorf school in Hilf, Basmat Tab'un, is noteworthy for its multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-religious curriculum. The Arab students are from the surrounding villages and the Jewish students are from nearby Kiryat Tiv'on.[4][5]
Notable residents
Ruan Zubidate is Israel's top female Arab tennis player. She represents Israel at tennis matches around the world.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Five Bedouin leaders pledge support for Kadima
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ NIS 350m. plan approved for Bedouin in North
- ↑ Reuter, Peter (2011-12-16). "Ein arabisch-jüdisches Projekt unter Attacke". The Intelligence. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Taking to court Jewish and Arab parents who just wants their kids educated together". Haaretz. 2013-03-10. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ↑ A stroke of luck, Jerusalem Post
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basmat Tab'un. |
- Welcome To Tab'un
- Survey of Western Palestine Map 5: IAA, Wikimedia commons
