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Kisra-Sumei

Coordinates: 32°57′50″N 35°18′08″E / 32.96389°N 35.30222°E / 32.96389; 35.30222
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Kisra-Sumei
  • כִּסְרָא-סֻמֵיע
  • كسرا-سميع
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Kisraˀ - Sumeiˁ
Kisra-Sumei is located in Northwest Israel
Kisra-Sumei
Kisra-Sumei
Kisra-Sumei is located in Israel
Kisra-Sumei
Kisra-Sumei
Coordinates: 32°57′50″N 35°18′08″E / 32.96389°N 35.30222°E / 32.96389; 35.30222
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
Founded1990
Area
 • Total14,163 dunams (14.163 km2 or 5.468 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total9,223
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)

Kisra-Sumei (Arabic: كسرا-سميع; Hebrew: כִּסְרָא-סֻמֵיע) is a local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 9,223.[1] In April 2019, 95% of the population were Israeli Arabs of the Druze community, with a small Christian minority.[2][3] The town has a Druze holy place as well as a statue to the Druze leader and Syrian nationalist revolutionary Sultan al-Atrash.

The town is the result of a merger between the villages of Kisra and Sumei and it was recognised as a local council in 1990.

History

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Kafr Sumei is identified with the late ancient village of Caparasima (or Kefar Simay), mentioned in John Moschus' Spiritual Meadow, a Byzantine ascetic writing dating from the 7th century.[4]

Climate

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Kisra-Sumei has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The average annual temperature is 17.7 °C (63.9 °F), and around 771 mm (30.35 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Kisra-Sumei
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)
13.5
(56.3)
16.1
(61.0)
20.5
(68.9)
25.6
(78.1)
28.5
(83.3)
29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.5)
28.2
(82.8)
25.8
(78.4)
20.5
(68.9)
15
(59)
22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
10.3
(50.5)
12.2
(54.0)
15.6
(60.1)
20
(68)
23
(73)
24.3
(75.7)
25
(77)
23.3
(73.9)
21.1
(70.0)
16.6
(61.9)
11.9
(53.4)
17.7
(63.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
7.2
(45.0)
8.3
(46.9)
10.7
(51.3)
14.4
(57.9)
17.5
(63.5)
19
(66)
19.8
(67.6)
18.4
(65.1)
16.4
(61.5)
12.7
(54.9)
8.8
(47.8)
13.3
(56.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 197
(7.8)
152
(6.0)
101
(4.0)
38
(1.5)
11
(0.4)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
24
(0.9)
85
(3.3)
161
(6.3)
771
(30.4)
Source: [5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Kisra-Sumei 2014 CBS (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ "The Druze population in Israel - a collection of data on the occasion of the Prophet Shuaib holiday" (PDF). CBS - Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  4. ^ Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 45. ISSN 0333-5844.
  5. ^ "Climate: Kisra-Sumei". September 2019.

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