Lakiya
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| Lakiya | |
| Hebrew | לקיה |
| Arabic | اللقية |
| Founded in | 1982 |
| Government | Local council |
| Also Spelled | Laqye (officially) |
| District | South |
| Population | 6 400 (2004) |
| Jurisdiction | 5 600 dunams (5.6 km²) |
Lakiya, or Laqye (Hebrew: לקיה) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Lakiya was 7,600 in December 2004. Lakiya's jurisdiction is 5,600 dunams (5.6 km²).
Lakiya was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.
[edit] External link
- Lakiya Negev Weaving - website of one of Lakiya's main businesses
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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 · Be'er Tuvia · Bnei Shimon · Central Arava · Eshkol · Hevel Eilot · Hof Ashkelon · Lachish · Merchavim · Ramat Negev · Sdot Negev (Azata) · Sha'ar 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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