Yafa an-Naseriyye
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Local council (from 1960) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Yafia (official) Yafa (unofficial) |
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  Yafa an-Naseriyye | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′09″N 35°16′28″E / 32.68583°N 35.27444°E | |
| Grid position | 176/232 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,087 dunams (4.087 km2 or 1.578 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,704 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Yafa an-Naseriyye (Arabic: يافة الناصرة, also Jaffa of Nazareth, or simply Yafa, Kfar Yafia or Yafi Arabic: يافا, يفيع, Hebrew: יָפִיעַ) is an Arab town in Israel. It forms part of the metropolitan area of Nazareth, also an Arab locality. Declared a local council in 1960, it had a population of 19,704 in 2022,[1] approximately 70% of whom were Muslim and 30% Christian.[2]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ יפיע 2014