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| District | South | |
| Government | Local council | |
| Hebrew | שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם | |
| Arabic | شقيب السلام | |
| Also spelled | Segev Shalom (officially)
Shaqeeb as-Salaam (unofficially) |
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| Population | 6,500[1] (2006) | |
| Area | 5,981 dunams (5.981 km2; 2.309 sq mi) | |
| Head of municipality | 'Amr Abu Ma'amar | |
Shaqib al-Salam or Segev Shalom (Arabic: شقيب السلام, Hebrew: שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם) is a Bedouin town and a local council in the South District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Shaqib was 6,500 in December 2006.[1] Its jurisdiction is 5,981 dunams (~6 km²).[2]
Shaqib was founded in 1979 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements, and declared a local council in 1996. Most residents belong to various clans of the al-Azzama tribe which also populates Bir Hadaj.
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References
- ^ a b "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007-12-31. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Segev-Shalom" (in Hebrew) (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/665_1286.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
Coordinates: 31°12′17″N 34°50′20″E / 31.20472°N 34.83889°E
| Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979–1982 | |
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| Ar'arat an-Naqab | Hura | Kuseife | Lakiya | Rahat | Shaqib al-Salam | Tel as-Sabi | |
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