Musmus
Musmus
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Village | |
Aerial photo of Musmus | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′35″N 35°09′23″E / 32.54306°N 35.15639°E | |
| Grid position | 164/216 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Ma'ale Iron |
| Named after | Compactly built, or apricot |
| Population (mid-2016) | |
• Total | 4,215 |
Musmus (Arabic: مُصمُص, Hebrew: מוצמוץ / מוסמוס) is an Arab village in Haifa District. The village is located in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Umm al-Fahm. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Ma'ale Iron local council. The village is divided into five neighborhoods: Abu Shehab, Ighbarieh, Southeast, Mahagna, and Sharqawi. In mid-2016, Musmus' population was 4,215, all of whom were Muslim.
Most of the villagers belong to the Ighbarieh and Mahagna clans. The village is the birthplace of the Palestinian poet Rashid Hussein. Highway 65 passes through the village and splits it into two parts.