Mulada

Mulada
מולדה
Mulada
Coordinates: 31°15′40.59″N 34°58′31.73″E / 31.2612750°N 34.9754806°E / 31.2612750; 34.9754806Coordinates: 31°15′40.59″N 34°58′31.73″E / 31.2612750°N 34.9754806°E / 31.2612750; 34.9754806
District Southern
Council Al-Kasom
Founded 2003
Area 11,000 dunams (11 km2 or 4 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1] 295
  Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)

Mulada (Hebrew: מולדה) is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The village covers 11,000 dunams (900 hectares) and is home to the al-Atrash and al-Hawashla tribes.[2] It falls under the jurisdiction of Al-Kasom Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 295.

History

The village was established following Government Resolution 881 on 29 September 2003, which created eight new Bedouin settlements (seven of which were to be located in the Abu Basma Regional Council).[3]

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Negev Bedouin Israel Land Administration
  3. Government resolutions passed in recent years regarding the Arab population of Israel The Abraham Fund Initiative
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