Shaqib al-Salam
Shaqib al-Salam
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Local council (from 1996) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Segev Shalom (official) Shaqeeb as-Salaam (unofficial) |
| Coordinates: 31°11′50″N 34°50′18″E / 31.19722°N 34.83833°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Omar Abu Muamar |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,981 dunams (5.981 km2 or 2.309 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 12,540 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Shaqib al-Salam (Arabic: شقيب السلام) or Segev Shalom (Hebrew: שֶׂגֶב שָׁלוֹם) and also known as Shqeb as-Salam, is a Bedouin town and a local council in the Southern District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba. In 2022 it had a population of 12,540.
Shaqib was founded in 1979 as part of a government project to settle Negev Bedouins in permanent settlements. It was declared a local council in 1996. It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure alongside Hura, Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Kuseife (Kseife) and the city of Rahat, the largest among them.