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Ar'arat an-Naqab

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'''Ar'arat an-Naqabor Ar'ara BaNegev''' is a Bedouin town (local council) in the South District of Israel.

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Ar'arat an-Naqab was 12,500 in December 2006. Its jurisdiction is 14,052 dunams. Ar'arat an-Naqab was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.

See also

List of Arab localities in Israel

Negev bedouins

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