Tel Sheva
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| Tel Sheva | |
| Hebrew | תל שבע |
| Arabic | تل السبع |
| Founded in | 1968 |
| Government | Local council |
| District | South |
| Population | 11 700 (2004) |
| Jurisdiction | 5 000 dunams (5 km²) |
Tel Sheva (Hebrew: תל שבע) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel, bordering Be'er Sheva.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Tel Sheva was 12,500 in December 2004. Tel Sheva's jurisdiction is 5,000 dunams (5 km²). As of 2000, the town has been ranked lowest (1 out of 10) in socio-economic standing, with an average income of 3,237 shekels to the national average's of 6,835, although it is known people in those kind of towns do not report their real wages all the time. Only 43% of grade twelve students are eligible to graduate from high school.
Tel Sheva was founded in 1968 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements and became a local council in 1984.
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| Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979-1982 | |
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