Arab al-Aramshe

Arab al-Aramshe
עַרַבּ אל-עַרָמִשָׁה
عرب العرامشة
Hebrew transcription(s)
  standard Arab al-Aramisha
  official Aramisha, Aramsha
Arab al-Aramshe
Coordinates: 33°5′24.18″N 35°13′43.06″E / 33.0900500°N 35.2286278°E / 33.0900500; 35.2286278Coordinates: 33°5′24.18″N 35°13′43.06″E / 33.0900500°N 35.2286278°E / 33.0900500; 35.2286278
Council Mateh Asher
Population (2015)[1] 1,604

Arab al-Aramshe (Arabic: عرب العرامشة, Hebrew: עַרַבּ אל-עַרָמִשָׁה), officially Aramsha (Hebrew: עַרָמִשָׁה, עראמשה), is a Bedouin village in the Western Galilee in Israel. Located south of the Lebanese border, not far from the Mediterranean coast, the village falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2015 its population was 1,604.

History

Aramshe was founded as a permanent settlement for Bedouins living in the area. The predominant surnames among the population are: Majis, Maz'el, Suidan, and 'Ali.

Over the years, Aramshe residents have experienced attacks by Katyusha rockets launched from Southern Lebanon by the Hezbollah. During the 2006 Lebanon War, Fadiya Juma'a (age 60) and her daughters Samira (33) and Sultana (31) were killed by a Katyusha that fell in the garden of their home on August 5.[2]

See also

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Einav, Hagai (2006-08-05). "Bedouin Village Suffers Great Disaster". Ynetnews.
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