Iksal

Also known as Ikksal

Iksal (, , Kislot Tavor) is an Arab local council in northern Israel, about southeast of Nazareth. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of primarily Muslim inhabitants.

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Place details

Locality: איכסל
Region: מחוז הצפון
Country: ישראל
Population: 14,784
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Iksal
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council
Settlement.translit_lang1: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: ISO 259
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: ʔikksal, Ksalot Tabor
Settlement.image_skyline: Iksal.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Iksal, as seen from Nazareth Illit
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel#Israel jezreel
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.grid_name: Grid position
Settlement.grid_position: 180/232 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northern
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Name meaning
Settlement.blank_info_sec1: from ancient Chesulloth, probably after a personal name

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Iksal (, , Kislot Tavor) is an Arab local council in northern Israel, about southeast of Nazareth. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of primarily Muslim inhabitants.

==Name== The name of the town is believed to derive from Kislot, a biblical town mentioned in the Book of Joshua ().

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