Maghar
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City council (from 2021) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Mughar (official) Mrar, Mghar (unofficial) |
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  Maghar  Maghar | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′24″N 35°24′30″E / 32.89000°N 35.40833°E | |
| Grid position | 188/255 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,364 dunams (27.364 km2 or 10.565 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 23,998 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The Caves[2] |
Maghar (Arabic: المغار, Hebrew: מַעָ'אר, also al-Maghar or Mghar; lit. the caves) is a city of mixed population of Muslims, Christians, and Druze in Israel's Northern District with an area of 19,810 dunams. Maghar was given the status of a local council in 1956, and of a city in 2021.[3] In 2022 it had a population of 23,998.[1] Its population consists of 57% Druze, 23% Christians, and 20% Muslims.[4]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 131
- ^ "Maghar becomes Israel's first Druze city | The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel.
- ^ Gutterman, Dov. Mughar (Israel) CRW Flags. Archived 23 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine