Fassuta

Fassuta (, ) is a Christian Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. It is located in the Upper Galilee on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron, south of the Lebanese border. In it had a population of , nearly all of whom are Melkite Christian Arabs. In 2022, 99.8% of the population was Christian and 0.2% was Muslim.

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Place details

Locality: فسوطة
Region: מחוז הצפון
Country: ישראל
Population: 3,172
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Fassuta
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council
Settlement.translit_lang1: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: ISO 259
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: P̄assúṭa
Settlement.image_skyline: File:99230 psuta - at the entrance to the settlement PikiWiki Israel.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Entrance to Fassuta
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel northwest#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.grid_name: Grid position
Settlement.grid_position: 179/272 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northern
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Ethnicity
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Arabs

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Wikidata facts

Official name: فسّوطه
Population: 1300
Area: 11.275
Elevation: 626
Official website: fassuta.muni.il
Image: Old winepress.jpg

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Commons category: Fassuta
native label: فسوطة

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History
Ottoman Empire
British Mandate
Israel
Demographics
Religion and culture
Archaeology
Notable people
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

==History== Archaeological excavations at Fassuta have revealed settlement from the Early Bronze Age, through the Iron Age, Hellenistic and the Mamluk eras.