Zalafa

This article is about an Arab village that forms part of the Israeli local council of Ma'ale Iron. For the depopulated Palestinian village, see Khirbat Zalafa.
Zalafa
  • זלפה‎
  • زلفة
Zalafa is located in Haifa region of Israel
Zalafa
Zalafa
Zalafa is located in Israel
Zalafa
Zalafa
Coordinates: 32°32′56″N 35°11′17″E / 32.54889°N 35.18806°E / 32.54889; 35.18806
Grid position167/217 PAL
Country Israel
District Haifa
CouncilMa'ale Iron
Founded17th century
Population
 (mid-2016[1])
 • Total4,639
Name meaning"The cisterns"[2] or "Hard Soil"[3]

Zalafa (Arabic: زلفة, Hebrew: זלפה) is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Umm al-Fahm. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Ma'ale Iron local council whose headquarters is in the village.[4] The village is divided into three neighborhoods: East, West and al-Murtafi'a. In mid-2016, Zalafa's population was 4,639,[1] all of whom are Muslim.[5]

  1. ^ a b "معطيات واحصائيات" [Data and Statistics]. Ma'ale Iron Local Council.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881; Zelefeh: "the cisterns" p. 156
  3. ^ Hareuveni, Immanuel; Eretz Yisrael Lexicon; Ministry of Education p.271
  4. ^ "لمحة عامة" [Overview]. Ma'ale Iron Regional Council (in Hebrew).
  5. ^ "מפקד האוכלוסין 2008 – עלה עירון – איזור סטטיסטי 2" [2008 Census – Ma'ale Iron – Statistical area 2] (PDF) (in Hebrew). Ministry of Interior (Israel). Retrieved 25 April 2016.