Jisr az-Zarqa
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Jisr az-Zarqa (Arabic: جِسْر الزَّرْقَاء, Hebrew: גִ'סְּר א-זַּרְקָא lit. brig ower the blue) is an Israeli Arab toun on Israel's northren Mediterranean coastal plain. Locatit juist north o Caesarea athin the Haifa Destrict, it achievit local cooncil status in 1963. Accordin tae the Central Bureau o Statistics (CBS) the toun haed a population o 11,100 residents at the end o 2005. the name Jisr az-Zarqa is a reference tae Taninim Stream, which is kent in Arabic as the "Blue Stream." The mayor is Az-Adin Amash.
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Jisr az-Zarqa
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Ǧissr ˀa-Zárqaˀ |
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Coordinates: 32°32′N 34°54′E | |
Destrict | Haifa |
Foondit | 1963 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Local cooncil |
Area | |
• Total | 1.52 km2 (380 acres) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 11,100 |
• Density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Name meanin | Bridge over the Blue |
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