Kaukab Abu al-Hija
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Kaukab Abu al-Hija (Arabic: كوكب أبو الهيجا; Hebrew: כַּוּכַּבּ אַבּוּ אל-הִיגַ'א), often simply Kaukab, (meaning "star" in Arabic),[2] is an Arab Muslim village and local council in the Northern District of Israel, in the Lower Galilee. It is located on Road 784, between Shefa-'Amr and Karmiel, and north of Kafr Manda. Kaukab was historically under the control of the Abu al-Hija family of the Galilee.[3]
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Kaukab Abu al-Hija
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Local council (from 1984) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Kawkaḅ ˀabu ˀel-Hiǧaˀ |
• Also spelled | Kaokab Abu Al-Hija (official) Kawkab Abu al-Heija (unofficial) |
Coordinates: 32°49′53″N 35°14′55″E | |
Grid position | 173/248 PAL |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Zaher Saleh |
Area | |
• Total | 2,567 dunams (2.567 km2 or 634 acres) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 3,773 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Abu al-Hija's Star |
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In 2022 it had a population of 3,773,[4] and in 2008 was ranked low (3/10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale. Its jurisdiction is 2,567 dunams.[5]