Hura
Hura, or Houra (Hebrew: חוּרָה, Arabic: حورة) is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The town was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for the consolidation of Negev Bedouin population, and was declared a local council in 1996. In 2022 it had a population of 24,822.
Hura
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Local council | |
Hura Hura | |
| Coordinates: 31°17′54″N 34°56′21″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Alatawneh Habes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,646 dunams (6.646 km2 or 2.566 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 24,822 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
Hura is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (other six are: Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom), Kuseife (Kseife), Tel as-Sabi (Tel-Sheva) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them).
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