Umm al-Fahm

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Umm al-Fahm
Umm al-Fahm
Basic data
hebrew : אום אל-פחם
arabic : أمّ الفحم
State : IsraelIsrael Israel
District : Haifa
Coordinates : 32 ° 31 '  N , 35 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 32 ° 31 '10 "  N , 35 ° 9' 13"  E
Area : 26.060  km²
 
Residents : 55,182 (as of 2018)
Population density : 2,117 inhabitants per km²
 
Community code : 2710
Time zone : UTC + 2
Umm al-Fahm (Israel)
Umm al-Fahm
Umm al-Fahm
Central mosque of Umm al-Fahm
School in Umm al-Fahm

Umm al-Fahm ( Arabic أمّ الفحم, DMG Umm al-Faḥm ; Hebrew אום אל-פחם) is a city in Israel . In 2018 the population was 55,182. The population of Umm al-Fahm consists almost entirely of Arabs.

Surname

The name of the city means " mother of coal" (also "owner of coal"), which points to the economic past of the place founded in 1265. At that time the area was forested and a center for charcoal production .

history

In 1984 the 26 km² Umm al-Fahm received the status of a city ​​administration .

In a suicide attack by a Palestinian on an Israeli bus on line 823 near the city in Wadi Ara on March 20, 2002, seven Israelis were killed and more than 30 were injured, some seriously. The fatalities are Meir Fahima 40, Shimon Edrei 20, Michael Altfiro 19, Aharon Revivo 19, Alon Goldenberg 27, Maharto Mogus 75 and Bella Schneider 51.

Land swap

Because of its proximity to the border with the West Bank and the exclusively Arab population, the city is repeatedly mentioned as a candidate for a possible exchange of territory in a future peace treaty with the Palestinians, which is intended to compensate for the area of ​​annexed Israeli settlements . However, residents are not particularly keen to live under the Palestinian Authority . Avigdor Lieberman most recently made such a proposal in January 2014, which Arab politicians termed ethnic cleansing .

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
  2. ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Suicide bombing in a bus - 7 Israelis killed and 30 injured. In: Israelnetz .de. March 20, 2002, accessed August 4, 2019 .
  4. ↑ SEVEN ISRAELIS DIE IN A SUICIDE ATTACK IN WADI ARA. In: Israeli Embassy in Berlin . March 21, 2002, accessed August 9, 2019 .
  5. ^ Israeli Arab leaders: Lieberman's land swap proposal is delusional , Ha-Aretz on January 7, 2014
  6. ^ Israeli Arabs reject proposed land swap , Al-Jazeera on January 13, 2014

Web links

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