Shefa-Amr
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Šparˁam |
• Also spelled | Shfar'am[citation needed] (official) |
Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 35°10′10″E / 32.80556°N 35.16944°E | |
Grid position | 166/245 PAL |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Founded | Bronze age |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nahid Khazem (from March, 2024)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19,766 dunams (19.766 km2 or 7.632 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 43,543 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Shefa-Amr or Shfar'am (Arabic: شفاعمرو, Šafāʻamru, Hebrew: שְׁפַרְעָם, Šəfarʻam) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 43,543,[2] with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.[3]