Mashhad, Israel

Mashhad, Israel
Mashhad
Hebrew transcription(s)
 - Hebrew מַשְׁהַד
 - ISO 259 Mašhad
Arabic transcription(s)
 - Arabic مشهد
Mashhad is located in Israel
Mashhad
Coordinates: 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°E / 32.7377972; 35.3256361Coordinates: 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°E / 32.7377972; 35.3256361
District North
Government
 - Type Local council (from 1960)
Area
 - Total 7,286 dunams (7.3 km2 / 2.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 6,700

Mashhad (Hebrew: מַשְׁהַד‎‎, Arabic: مشهد‎, Mash-hed transliteration, grave of a holy man) is an Arab town located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Nazareth in Israel's North District. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,700 mostly Muslim inhabitants.[1][2]

Mashhad became a local council in 1960. The town is said to be the site of Jonah's grave [2] and his birthplace (2 Kings 14:25), called Gath-Hefer in Biblical times, a village in the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13).

See also

References

  1. ^ Population of Localities numbering above 1,000 residents Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, pp.2.
  2. ^ a b Mashhed (Israel): Description Gutterman, Dov. FOTW.

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