Salem
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Coordinates: 32°32′26″N 35°12′5″E / 32.54056°N 35.20139°E | |
Grid position | 169/216 PAL |
Country | Israel |
District | Haifa |
Council | Ma'ale Iron |
Population (mid-2016[1]) | |
• Total | 1,699 |
Name meaning | from a personal name[2] |
Salem or Salim (Arabic: سالم, Hebrew: סאלם) is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle, 4 kilometers northeast of Umm al-Fahm. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Ma'ale Iron local council.[3] In mid-2016 Salem's population was 1,699,[1] predominantly Muslims. The village is divided into five neighborhoods: Abu Bakr, Darwish, Subaihat, Ayash and Rifai.[4] Most of the adult males in the village work in manual labour.[5]