Shefa-Amr

Shefa-Amr
  • שְׁפַרְעָם
  • شفاعمرو
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Šparˁam
 • English OfficialShefar'am[1]
Cityscape from Zahir al-Umar fort
Cityscape from Zahir al-Umar fort
Official logo of Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr is located in Northwest Israel
Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr is located in Israel
Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr
Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 35°10′10″E / 32.80556°N 35.16944°E / 32.80556; 35.16944
Grid position166/245 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
FoundedBronze age
Government
 • MayorNahid Khazem (from March, 2024)[2]
Area
 • Total
19,766 dunams (19.766 km2 or 7.632 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
43,543
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)

Shefa-Amr or Shefar'am (Arabic: شفاعمرو, Šafāʻamru, Hebrew: שְׁפַרְעָם, Šəfarʻam) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 43,543 with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.[3]

  1. ^ data.gov.il https://data.gov.il/dataset/citiesandsettelments/resource/8f714b6f-c35c-4b40-a0e7-547b675eee0e?filters=city_name_en:SHEFAR'AM. Retrieved 2025-03-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ListOfMayors was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Central Bureau of Statistics - Communities". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025.

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