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Yarka
Local council in Northern, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yarka, officially Yirka (Hebrew: יִרְכָּא, Arabic: يركا),[2] is an Israeli Druze village[3] and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 17,171, 98.8% of them members of the Druze community, with a small Muslim (1.0%) and Christian (0.1%) minorities.[4]
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Yarka
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• Also spelled | Yirka (official) |
![]() Yarka local council building | |
Coordinates: 32°57′14″N 35°12′44″E | |
Grid position | 170/261 PAL |
Country | ![]() |
District | Northern |
Area | |
• Total | 15,564 dunams (15.564 km2 or 6.009 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 17,759 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
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