Shaghur or Shagor (Hebrew: שגור; Arabic: الشاغور, ash-Shaghur) wis an Arab ceety in the North Destrict o Israel locatit east o the coastal ceety o Acre (Akka). It wis formit in 2003 wi the merger o three Arab local cooncils – Majd al-Krum, Deir al-Asad an Bi'ina. It wis declared a ceety in 2005. The ceety wis dissolvit on 1 December 2008 bi Knesset decree an the pre-2003 component veelages wur gien unthrilt staundin. It wis the third lairgest Arab locality in the North Destrict efter Nazareth an Shefa-'Amr. The name Shaghur comes frae the name o the nearby valley which borders the al-Araas muntain in which the ceety wis built upon. The ceety haed a population o 29,900 at the end o 2007.[1]
Shaghur
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Šagor |
• Forby spelt | Shagor (offeecial) |
Coordinates: 32°55′35″N 35°15′50″E | |
Destrict | Northren |
Foondit | 2003 |
Disestablished | 2008 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety (frae 2005) |
Area | |
• Total | 17.737 km2 (6.848 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 29,900 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Name meanin | "Valley" |
- ash-Shaghur is a toun in the Balqa govrenorate o Jordan an aw.
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