Zemer
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Local council (from 1988) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Zemr |
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  Zemer  Zemer | |
| Coordinates: 32°22′4″N 35°1′59″E / 32.36778°N 35.03306°E | |
| Grid position | 154/197 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1988 (merger) |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Yassin Harzalla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,203 dunams (8.203 km2 or 3.167 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,457 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Khurbet Ibthan; meaning "Ruin of gardens, or of soft soil"[2] |
Zemer (Hebrew: זמר, Arabic: زيمر) is an Arab local council in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the Arab Triangle area, between Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Bat Hefer on Road 574. Zemer is the result of a merger of four villages – Bir al-Sika, Ibtan, Marja and Yama - in 1988.
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 185