Shaghur
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) |
  Shaghur | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′35″N 35°15′50″E / 32.92639°N 35.26389°ECoordinates: 32°55′35″N 35°15′50″E / 32.92639°N 35.26389°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" |
References
eedit- ↑ "Table 3 – Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 30 Juin 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.