Kafr Bara

Kafr Bara
  • כַּפְר בַּרָא
  • كفر برا
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Káper Báraˀ
 • Also spelledKafar Bara (official)
Kfar Bara (unofficial)
Mosque in Kafr Bara, 2010
Mosque in Kafr Bara, 2010
Kafr Bara is located in Central Israel
Kafr Bara
Kafr Bara
Coordinates: 32°7′50″N 34°58′19″E / 32.13056°N 34.97194°E / 32.13056; 34.97194
Grid position147/170 PAL
DistrictCentral
Area
 • Total9,387 dunams (9.387 km2 or 3.624 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total3,946
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Name meaningKhirbet Kafr Bara, "The ruin of the village of Bara"[2]

Kafr Bara or Kfar Bara (Arabic: كفر برا; Hebrew: כַּפְר בַּרָא) is an Israeli-Arab local council in Israel's Central District. It is a small town located near the Green Line. The town is a part of the Little Triangle with Kafr Qasim and Jaljulia. In 2022, 3,946 people lived there.[1]

Population

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According to the latest statistics, the population of Kafr bara is Arab Muslims.

Institutions

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The town has a community center and retirement center. It also has three mosques, a public library, a post office, two clinics and a football playground. There is 2 schools in Kafr Bara; Omar Bin Khattab primary school and , the Comprehensive Secondary School of Kafr Bara.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. 234