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Kafr Qasim
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Kafr Qasim (Arabic: كفر قاسم, Hebrew: כַּפְר קָאסִם), also spelled as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem, Kfar Kassem and Kafar Kassem, is a hill-top city in Israel with an Arab population. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) east of Tel Aviv.
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Kafr Qasim
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City (from 2008) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Kpar Qásim, Kpar Qáˀsem |
• Also spelled | Kafar Qasem (official) Kufur Kassem (unofficial) |
![]() Roundabout in Kafr Qasim with a monument for the massacre in 1956, the central mosque with another monument, and mixed-used buildings. | |
Coordinates: 32°06′54″N 34°58′30″E | |
Grid position | 167/148 PAL |
District | Central |
Founded | 19th century |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adel Badir |
Area | |
• Total | 9,154 dunams (9.154 km2 or 3.534 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 22,743 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
Name meaning | The village of Kasim[2] |
Website | kfar-qasem |
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