Kabul
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|---|---|
Local council (from 1974) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Kabbul |
| • Also spelled | al-Kabul (official) |
 Cyrus the Great square | |
  Kabul  Kabul | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′11″N 35°12′8″E / 32.86972°N 35.20222°E | |
| Grid position | 170/252 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1200 BCE (Biblical Cabul) |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Nader Taha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,149 dunams (7.149 km2 or 2.760 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,628 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | (1) from Kabul, a personal name;[2] (2) (Phoenician) = "what does not please"[3] |
Kabul (Arabic: كابول, Hebrew: כָּבּוּל) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel, located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of Acre and north of Shefa-'Amr. In 2022 it had a population of 14,628.[1]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 110
- ^ Josephus, Antiquities 8.5.3. (8.141)