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Zemer

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Also known as Zemr, Zem'r, Zimr, زيمر

Zemer (, ) is an Arab local council in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the Arab Triangle area, between Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Bat Hefer on Road 574. Zemer is the result of a merger of four villages – Bir al-Sika, Ibtan, Marja and Yama - in 1988.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in IL, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Zemer is referenced by 214 other articles, and connects out to Israel, Arabic and Jerusalem.

Vinony files it under Arab localities in Israel, Central District (Israel) and Local councils in Central District (Israel).

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
زيمر‎
Region
מחוז המרכז
Country
ישראל
Population
7,094
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Zemer
Settlement.settlement_type
Local council (from 1988)
Settlement.translit_lang1
Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
ISO 259
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
Zemr
Settlement.image_skyline
Marjaa.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Israel center ta#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.grid_name
Grid position
Settlement.grid_position
154/197 PAL
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1988 (merger)
Settlement.leader_title
Head of Municipality
Settlement.leader_name
Yassin Harzalla
Settlement.unit_pref
dunam

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Israel
Population
7360
Area
8.203
Elevation
89
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Marjaa.jpg
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Commons category
Zemer
language used
Arabic
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Metal Ages
  • Middle Ages and Ottoman Empire
  • British Mandate and Israel
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Zemer (, ) is an Arab local council in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the Arab Triangle area, between Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Bat Hefer on Road 574. Zemer is the result of a merger of four villages – Bir al-Sika, Ibtan, Marja and Yama - in 1988.

==History== Archaeological work in Yama brought to light settlement remains ranging from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) to the Ottoman period. At Ibtan, potsherds dating from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine period have been found.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zemer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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