Shaghur, Israel
Shaghur
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City (from 2005) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Šagor |
| • Also spelled | Shagor (official) |
| Coordinates: 32°55′35″N 35°15′50″E / 32.92639°N 35.26389°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Disestablished | 2008 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,737 dunams (17.737 km2 or 6.848 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 29,900 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | (the) valley |
Shaghur or Shagor (Hebrew: שגור; Arabic: الشاغور, ash-Shaghur) was an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel located east of the coastal city of Acre (Akka). It was formed in 2003 with the merger of three Arab local councils – Majd al-Krum, Deir al-Asad and Bi'ina. It was declared a city in 2005. The city was dissolved on December 1, 2008, by Knesset decree and the pre-2003 component villages were given independent standing. It is the third largest Arab locality in the Northern District after Nazareth and Shefa-'Amr. The name Shaghur comes from the name of the nearby valley which borders the al-Araas mountain in which the city is built upon. The city had a population of 29,900 at the end of 2007.