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Kuseife () or Kseifa () is a Bedouin town organized as a local council in the Southern District of Israel. Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to plan and build towns for Negev Bedouins. In 1996 it was declared a local council, and in it had a population of .

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Place details

Locality
كسيفة
Region
מחוז הדרום
Country
ישראל
Population
21,079

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kuseife
Settlement.settlement_type
Local council
Settlement.image_skyline
Kseifa Aerial View.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Israel north negev#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Southern
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1982
Settlement.leader_title
Head of Municipality
Settlement.leader_name
Salem Abu Ravieh
Settlement.unit_pref
dunam
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name
كسيفة
Population
23990
Area
13.692
Elevation
464
Image
Kseifa Aerial View.jpg
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Commons category
Kseifa
native label
כסיפה
inception
1996-00-00
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Contents
  • History
  • British Mandate
  • Israel
  • Population
  • Economy and services
  • References
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Kuseife () or Kseifa () is a Bedouin town organized as a local council in the Southern District of Israel. Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to plan and build towns for Negev Bedouins. In 1996 it was declared a local council, and in it had a population of .

==History== thumb|Al Noor mosque === British Mandate === The Survey of Western Palestine noted Khurbet Kuseifeh as “a small ruin with foundations and heaps of stones.”

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