Kuseife
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| Kuseife | |
| Hebrew | כסיפה |
| Arabic | كسيفة |
| Founded in | 1982 |
| Government | Local council |
| District | South |
| Population | 9 400 (2004) |
| Jurisdiction | 14 000 dunams (14 km²) |
Kuseife (Hebrew: כסיפה) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Kuseife was 9,400 in December 2004. Kuseife's jurisdiction is 14,000 dunams (14 km²).
Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.
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| Cities | Arad · Ashdod · Ashkelon · Beersheba · Dimona · Eilat · Kiryat Gat · Kiryat Mal'akhi · Netivot · Ofakim · Rahat · Sderot |  |
| Local councils | Ar'ara BaNegev · Hura · Kuseife · Lakiya · Lehavim · Meitar · Mitzpe Ramon · Omer · Segev Shalom · Tel Sheva · Yeruham | |
| Regional councils | Abu Basma · Beer Tuvia · Bnei Shimon · Central Arava · Eshkol · Hevel Eilot · Hof Ashkelon · Lachish · Merchavim · Ramat Negev · Sdot Negev (Azata) · Shaar HaNegev · Shafir · Tamar · Yoav | |
| Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979-1982 | |
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| Ar'ara BaNegev | Hura | Kuseife | Lakiya | Rahat | Shaqib al-Salam | Tel Sheva | |
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