Ma'ale Iron
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Local council (from 1996) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Maˁle ʕiron |
| • Also spelled | Jabal 'Ara (official) |
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  Ma'ale Iron  Ma'ale Iron | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′54″N 35°11′51″E / 32.54833°N 35.19750°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District |  Haifa |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Mustafa Ighbarieh[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,300 dunams (6.3 km2 or 2.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,861 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Ma'ale Iron (Hebrew: מעלה עירון, lit. Iron Heights; Arabic: طلعة عارة) is an Arab local council in Israel's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region in the Triangle. The town consists of the five villages of Bayada, Musheirifa, Musmus, Salem and Zalafa. The villages were joined together in 1996 by the Interior Ministry of Israel to form the local council.[3] In 2022 its population was 15,861, predominantly Muslims.[3] It has an area of 6.3 km2. Ma'ale Iron has four elected members[4] and since 2013 the head of the council has been Mustafa Ighbarieh.[1]
- ^ a b "2013 Local election results (תוצאות הבחירות המקומיות 2013)" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b Dov Gutterman (April 27, 2005). "Ma'ale Iron (Israel)". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
- ^ "מעלה עירון (Ma'ale Iron)" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.