Shaqib al-Salam
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Local council (from 1996) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Segev Shalom (official) Shaqeeb as-Salaam (unofficial) |
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  Shaqib al-Salam  Shaqib al-Salam | |
| Coordinates: 31°11′50″N 34°50′18″E / 31.19722°N 34.83833°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Omar Abu Muamar[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,981 dunams (5.981 km2 or 2.309 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 12,540 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Shaqib al-Salam (Arabic: شقيب السلام) or Segev Shalom (Hebrew: שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם) and also known as Shqeb as-Salam,[3] is a Bedouin town and a local council in the Southern District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba. In 2022 it had a population of 12,540.[2]
Shaqib was founded in 1979 as part of a government project to settle Negev Bedouins in permanent settlements, and declared a local council in 1996. It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure alongside Hura, Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Kuseife (Kseife) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them.[4]
- ^ Prime Minister's Media Adviser (November 3, 2011). "PM Netanyahu meets with Negev Bedouin mayors" (Press release). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel). Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Urban Planning in a Multicultural Society, ed. Michael A. Burayidiis
- ^ 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