Hura
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  Hura  Hura | |
| Coordinates: 31°17′54″N 34°56′21″E / 31.29833°N 34.93917°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Alatawneh Habes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,646 dunams (6.646 km2 or 2.566 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,822 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
Hura, or Houra (Hebrew: חוּרָה, Arabic: حورة) is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The town was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for the consolidation of Negev Bedouin population, and was declared a local council in 1996. In 2022 it had a population of 24,822.[1]
Hura is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (other six are: Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom), Kuseife (Kseife), Tel as-Sabi (Tel-Sheva) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them).[2]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ State of Israel. Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. List of Issues to be taken up in Connection with the Consideration of Israel's Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of Israel (CEDAW/C/ISR/4 and CEDAW/C/ISR/5) Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine