Shaqib al-Salam
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Shaqib al-Salam (Arabic: شقيب السلام) or Segev Shalom (Hebrew: שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם) and also known as Shqeb as-Salam,[3] is a Bedouin town and a local council in the Southern District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba. In 2022 it had a population of 12,540.[2]
Shaqib al-Salam
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Local council (from 1996) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• Also spelled | Segev Shalom (official) Shaqeeb as-Salaam (unofficial) |
Coordinates: 31°11′50″N 34°50′18″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Founded | 1979 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Omar Abu Muamar[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,981 dunams (5.981 km2 or 2.309 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 12,540 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Shaqib was founded in 1979 as part of a government project to settle Negev Bedouins in permanent settlements, and declared a local council in 1996. It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure alongside Hura, Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Kuseife (Kseife) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them.[4]