Shefa-Amr

Shefa-Amr
  • שפרעם
  • شفاعمرو
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Šparˁam
  English OfficialShefar'am
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Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr
Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 35°10′10″E / 32.80556°N 35.16944°E / 32.80556; 35.16944
Grid position166/245 PAL
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictAcre
FoundedBronze age
Government
  MayorNahid Khazem (from March, 2024)
Area
  Total
19,766 dunams (19.766 km2 or 7.632 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
43,543
  Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Websitewww.shefaram.muni.il

Shefa-Amr or Shefar'am (Arabic: شفاعمرو, romanized: Šafāʻamru; Hebrew: שְׁפַרְעָם, romanized: Šəfarʻam) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 43,543 with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.