Daburiyya

Daburiyya (Arabic: دبورية; Hebrew: דַבּוּרִיָּה), also Deburieh or Dabburieh, is an Arab local council around 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Nazareth in Israel's Northern District. Daburriya gained local council status in 1961. Its jurisdiction extends over 7,200 dunams. In 2022 it had a population of 10,831.

Daburiyya
  • דַבּוּרִיָּה, דבורייה
  • دبورية
Local council (from 1961)
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Dabburiya
  Also spelledDeburieh (unofficial)
Daburiyya
Daburiyya
Coordinates: 32°41′31″N 35°22′18″E
Grid position185/232 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Area
  Total7,200 dunams (7.2 km2 or 2.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total10,831
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)

Daburiyya is located off of Highway 65 at the foot of Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, near the area where the prophetess Deborah judged.

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