Ilut
Ilut
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Local council (from 1991) | |
Ilut | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′00″N 35°15′45″E / 32.71667°N 35.26250°E | |
| Grid position | 174/235 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Ibrahim Abu Ras |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,051 dunams (3.051 km2 or 1.178 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 8,863 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 99.99% |
| • Others | 0.01% |
| Name meaning | possibly from the name of a tree |
Ilut, also spelt ʿAilut (Arabic: عيلوط; Hebrew: עִלּוּט), is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. It was declared a local council in 1991. In 2022 its population was 8,863.
Ilut is located to the northwest of Nazareth. The town is home to the Ilut Stadium, the home ground of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.