Rumat al-Heib

Rumat al-Heib
רומת אל-הייב‎
رُمة الهـَيـْب
Rumat al-Heib, 2011
Rumat al-Heib, 2011
Rumat al-Heib is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Rumat al-Heib
Rumat al-Heib
Rumat al-Heib is located in Israel
Rumat al-Heib
Rumat al-Heib
Coordinates: 32°46′39″N 35°18′26″E / 32.77750°N 35.30722°E / 32.77750; 35.30722
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilAl-Batuf
Founded1920s
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,217

Rumat al-Heib (Arabic: رُمة الهـَيـْب; Hebrew: רומת אל-הייב) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of the al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2022 its population was 2,217.[1]

History

British Mandate era

The village was established at the beginning of the 1920s by members of the Arab al-Heib tribe and was originally named after the family.[citation needed]

In the 1931 census the population was counted with nearby Rumana, and together they had 197 inhabitants; 195 Muslims and 2 Christians, in a total of 36 houses.[2]

1948, Israel

.[citation needed] In 2007, there were tensions between the village and the nearby moshav of Tzippori, with the Bedouins accused of cattle rustling.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Mills, 1932, p. 75
  3. ^ New version of old self-defense group guards Jewish farmlands Haaretz, 28 December 2007

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