Ilut

Ilut
  • עִלּוּט, עילוט
  • عيلوط
Local council (from 1991)
Ilut
Ilut
Ilut is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Ilut
Ilut
Coordinates: 32°43′00″N 35°15′45″E / 32.71667°N 35.26250°E / 32.71667; 35.26250
Grid position174/235 PAL
DistrictNorthern
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityIbrahim Abu Ras
Area
 • Total3,051 dunams (3.051 km2 or 1.178 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total8,863
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Name meaningpossibly from the name of a tree[2]

Ilut, also spelt ʿAilut (Arabic: عيلوط; Hebrew: עִלּוּט), is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. It was declared a local council in 1991. In 2022 its population was 8,863.[1]

Ilut is located to the northwest of Nazareth. The town is home to the Ilut Stadium, the home ground of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 105