Kaukab Abu al-Hija
Kaukab Abu al-Hija
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Local council (from 1984) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Kawkaḅ ˀabu ˀel-Hiǧaˀ |
| • Also spelled | Kaokab Abu Al-Hija (official) Kawkab Abu al-Heija (unofficial) |
| Coordinates: 32°49′53″N 35°14′55″E / 32.83139°N 35.24861°E | |
| Grid position | 173/248 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Zaher Saleh |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,567 dunams (2.567 km2 or 634 acres) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,773 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Abu al-Hija's Star |
Kaukab Abu al-Hija (Arabic: كوكب أبو الهيجا; Hebrew: כַּוּכַּבּ אַבּוּ אל-הִיגַ'א), often simply Kaukab, (meaning "star" in Arabic), is an Arab Muslim village and local council in the Northern District of Israel, in the Lower Galilee. It is located on Road 784, between Shefa-'Amr and Karmiel, and north of Kafr Manda. Kaukab was historically under the control of the Abu al-Hija family of the Galilee.
Kaukab Abu al-Hija is named after Hussam ad-Din Abu al-Hija, a Kurd from Iraq and one of Saladin's most trusted Generals By tradition the residents today still claim to be blood relations of al-Hija.
In 2022 it had a population of 3,773, and in 2008 was ranked low (3/10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale. Its jurisdiction is 2,567 dunams.