Hura
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Hura, or Houra (Hebrew: חוּרָה, Arabic: حورة) is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The town was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for the consolidation of Negev Bedouin population, and was declared a local council in 1996. In 2022 it had a population of 24,822.[1]
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Hura
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Coordinates: 31°17′54″N 34°56′21″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Founded | 1989 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Alatawneh Habes |
Area | |
• Total | 6,646 dunams (6.646 km2 or 2.566 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 24,822 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
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Hura is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (other six are: Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom), Kuseife (Kseife), Tel as-Sabi (Tel-Sheva) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them).[2]