Abu Talul

Abu Talul
אבו תלול
أبو تلول
Abu Talul is located in Northern Negev region of Israel
Abu Talul
Abu Talul
Coordinates: 31°8′31″N 34°54′52″E / 31.14194°N 34.91444°E / 31.14194; 34.91444
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilNeve Midbar
Founded2006
Area
11,500 dunams (11.5 km2 or 4.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,492
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)

Abu Talul (Arabic: أبو تلول; Hebrew: אבו תלול)[2] is a Bedouin township in southern Israel. Located in the Negev desert around ten kilometres east of Beersheba and to the south of highway 25, it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 2,492.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Also spelled Abu Tulul or Abu Tlul, or sometimes called El-Shihabi by the name of the local Bedouin tribe)