Kuseife
Kuseife
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| Coordinates: 31°14′43″N 35°05′34″E / 31.24528°N 35.09278°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Salem Abu Ravieh |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,692 dunams (13.692 km2 or 5.287 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 23,990 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
Kuseife (Arabic: كسيفة) or Kseifa (Hebrew: כְּסֵיפָה) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel. Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements. In 1996 it was declared a local council, and in 2022 it had a population of 23,990.
It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (other six are: Hura, Lakiya, Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom), Tel as-Sabi (Tel-Sheva) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them).