Mashhad, Israel
Mashhad
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Mašhad |
| • Forby spelt | Meshhed (offeecial) Mashhed (unoffeecial) |
  Mashhad | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°ECoordinates: 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°E | |
| Destrict | Northren |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Local cooncil (frae 1960) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.286 km2 (2.813 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 6,700 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Mashhad (Hebrew: מַשְׁהַד, Arabic: مشهد, Mash-hed transliteration, grave o a holy man) is an Arab toun locatit 5 kilometer (3.1 mi) northeast o Nazareth in Israel's North Destrict. Accordin tae the Israeli Central Bureau o Statistics, the toun haed a population o 6,700 maistly Muslim inhabitants.[1][2]
Mashhad became a local cooncil in 1960. The toun is said tae be the steid o Jonah's grave [2] an his birthplace (2 Keengs 14:25), cried Gath-Hefer in Biblical times, a veelage in the tribe o Zebulun (Joshua 19:13).
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[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Population of Localities numbering above 1,000 residents Israeli Central Bureau o Statistics, pp.2.
- 1 2 Mashhed (Israel): Description Gutterman, Dov. FOTW.
