Mu'awiya, Basma

Mu'awiya
  • מועאוויה
  • معاوية
Aerial photo of Mu'awiya
Aerial photo of Mu'awiya
Mu'awiya is located in Haifa region of Israel
Mu'awiya
Mu'awiya
Coordinates: 32°31′45″N 35°6′11″E / 32.52917°N 35.10306°E / 32.52917; 35.10306
Grid position160/215 PAL
District Haifa
Area
 • Total613 dunams (61.3 ha or 151 acres)
Population
 • Total3,100[1]
Name meaningKh. el Mâwîyeh, the ruin of the place of shelter[2]

Mu'awiya (Arabic: معاوية, Hebrew: מועאוויה) is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle and lies between Kfar Kara and Umm el-Fahm. The village has around 3,100 residents.[1] Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Basma local council. The village is divided into two neighborhoods: eastern and western. The residents of the village belong to two clans: Ighbarieh and Mahmid.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Muawiya". Iron Construction Committee (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 149
  3. ^ "MUAWYA VILLAGE". UmmElFahemArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2016.