Kaukab Abu al-Hija
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| Hebrew | כַּוּכַּבּ/כאוכב אַבּוּ אל-הִיגַ'א | |
| Arabic | كوكب أبو الهيجا | |
| Name meaning | Abu al-Hija's Star | |
| Government | Local council (from 1984) | |
| Also spelled | Kaokab Abu Al-Hija (officially)
Kawkab Abu al-Heija (unofficially) |
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| District | North | |
| Population | 2,800 (2006) | |
| Jurisdiction | 2,567[1] dunams (2.6 km²) | |
Kaukab Abu al-Hija (Arabic: كوكب أبو الهيجا; Hebrew: כַּוּכַּבּ אַבּוּ אל-הִיגַ'א), often simply Kaukab, is an Arab Muslim village and local council in the North District of Israel, in the Lower Galilee. It is located on Road 784, between Shefa-'Amr and Karmiel, and next to Kafr Manda. Kaukab was historically under the control of the Abu al-Hija family of the Galilee.[2]
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Kaukab had a population of 2,800 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and is ranked low (3/10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.
[edit] History
Kaukab was founded next to the grave of Hussam ad-Din Abu al-Hija, one of Saladin's lieutenants, which is holy to Islam. It is thus named Kaukab Abu al-Hija to differentiate it from several other Arab villages with the same name.[4][5] It is possible to discern the ruins of Byzantine, Roman and Greek settlements on Kaukab's location, and it is also thought to be the location of the town Kokhva, mentioned in the Talmud.[5]
In the British Mandate census of 1931, Kaukab had a population of 285 and according to a land and population survey by Sami Hadawi, its population was 490 in 1945.[6] In 1973, this grew to 1,340. Kaukab was declared a local council in 1984.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Kaukab Abu al-Hija. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. (Hebrew)
- ^ a b Kaokab Abu Al-Hija (Israel) Gutterman, Dov. Flags of the World.
- ^ Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2007-12-31). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1976). "Kaukab". Ariel Encyclopedia Volume 4. Israel: Am Oved. p. 3524. (Hebrew)
- ^ a b HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel. Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books, p. 476. ISBN 965-448-413-7. (Hebrew)
- ^ Village Statistics 1945: A Classification of Land and Area Ownership in Palestine (1970). Sami Hadawi. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
[edit] See also
- Ein Hod, another Abu al-Hija village
- List of Arab localities in Israel
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