Kuseife
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Kuseife (Arabic: كسيفة) or Kseifa (Hebrew: כְּסֵיפָה) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel. Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements. In 1996 it was declared a local council, and in 2022 it had a population of 23,990.[2]
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Kuseife
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Coordinates: 31°14′43″N 35°05′34″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Founded | 1982 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Salem Abu Ravieh[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 13,692 dunams (13.692 km2 or 5.287 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 23,990 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
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It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (other six are: Hura, Lakiya, Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom), Tel as-Sabi (Tel-Sheva) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them).[3]