Basmat Tab'un

Basmat Tab'un (Arabic: بسمة طبعون‎; Hebrew: בּׂסְמַת טִבְעוֹן‎, Basmat Tivon) is a Bedouin town in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 7,916.[2]

Basmat Tab'un

  • בּׂסְמַת טִבְעוֹן‎‎
  • بسمة طبعون‎
Local council (from 1965)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Bosmat Tiv'on
Mosque of Basmat Tivon
Basmat Tab'un
Basmat Tab'un
Coordinates: 32°44′24.82″N 35°9′25.05″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityRaed Zebidat [1]
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total7,916
Municipality of Basmat Tab'un

History

Basmat Tab'un was declared a local council in 1965. In May 2011, the Israeli government approved a four-year plan with a budget of NIS 350 million for developing Bedouin communities in the North, among them Basmat Tab'un.[3]

The Ein Bustan (Maayan Babustan) Waldorf school in Hilf, Basmat Tab'un, is noteworthy for its multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-religious curriculum. The Arab students are from the surrounding villages and the Jewish students are from nearby Kiryat Tiv'on.[4][5]

Notable residents

Ruan Zubidate is Israel's top female Arab tennis player. She represents Israel at tennis matches around the world.[6]

See also

References
  1. "מועצה מקומית בסמת טבעון (Local Council Basmat Tab'un)". Municipal web site (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-04-16. ראש המועצה ראיד זבידאת (Head of the Council Raed Zebidat)
  2. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. NIS 350m. plan approved for Bedouin in North
  4. Reuter, Peter (2011-12-16). "Ein arabisch-jüdisches Projekt unter Attacke". The Intelligence. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  5. "Taking to court Jewish and Arab parents who just wants their kids educated together". Haaretz. 2013-03-10. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  6. A stroke of luck, The Jerusalem Post
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