Shaghur
Frae Wikipedia
| Shaghur | |
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| Ebreu transcription(s) | |
| - Ebreu | שגור |
| - ISO 259 | Šagor |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| - Arabic | الشاغور |
  Shaghur
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| Coordinates: 32°55′35″N 35°15′50″E / 32.92639°N 35.26389°E | |
| Destrict | North |
| Foondit | 2003 |
| Disestablished | 2008 |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 17,737 dunams (17.7 km2 / 6.8 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2007) | |
| - Tot | 29,900 |
| Name meaning | "Valley" |
Shaghur or Shagor (Ebreu: שגור; Arabic: الشاغور, ash-Shaghur) wis an Arab ceety in the North Destrict o Israel locatit east o the coastal ceety o Acre (Akka). It wis formit in 2003 wi the merger o three Arab local cooncils – Majd al-Krum, Deir al-Asad an Bi'ina. It wis declared a ceety in 2005. The ceety wis dissolvit on 1 December 2008 bi Knesset decree an the pre-2003 component veelages wur given unthrilt staundin. It wis the third lairgest Arab locality in the North Destrict efter Nazareth an Shefa-'Amr. The name Shaghur comes frae the name o the nearby valley which borders the al-Araas muntain in which the ceety wis built upon. The ceety haed a population o 29,900 at the end o 2007.[1]
References [edit]
- ↑ Table 3 – Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2008-06-30). Retrieved on 18 October 2008. .
