Kisra-Sumei

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Kisra-Sumei
  • כִּסְרָא-סֻמֵיע‎
  • كسرا-سميع
Local council
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Kisra-Sumei
Coordinates: 32°57′50″N35°18′08″E / 32.96389°N 35.30222°E / 32.96389; 35.30222
Country Israel
District Northern
Founded1990
Area
 • Total
14,163  dunams (14.163 km2 or 5.468 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [1]
 • Total
9,223
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)

Kisra-Sumei (Arabic : كسرا-سميع; Hebrew : כִּסְרָא-סֻמֵיע) is a town and local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 9,223. [1] In April 2019, 95% of the population were Israeli Arabs of the Druze community, with a small Christian minority. [2] [3] The town has a Druze holy place as well as a statue to the Druze leader and Syrian nationalist revolutionary Sultan al-Atrash.

Contents

The town is the result of a merger between the villages of Kisra and Sumei and it was recognised as a local council in 1990.

History

Kafr Sumei is identified with the late ancient village of Caparasima (or Kefar Simay), mentioned in John Moschus' Spiritual Meadow, a Byzantine ascetic writing dating from the 7th century. [4]

Climate

Kisra-Sumei has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The average annual temperature is 17.7 °C (63.9 °F), and around 771 mm (30.35 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Kisra-Sumei
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)12.6
(54.7)		13.5
(56.3)		16.1
(61.0)		20.5
(68.9)		25.6
(78.1)		28.5
(83.3)		29.7
(85.5)		30.3
(86.5)		28.2
(82.8)		25.8
(78.4)		20.5
(68.9)		15
(59)		22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)9.6
(49.3)		10.3
(50.5)		12.2
(54.0)		15.6
(60.1)		20
(68)		23
(73)		24.3
(75.7)		25
(77)		23.3
(73.9)		21.1
(70.0)		16.6
(61.9)		11.9
(53.4)		17.7
(63.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)6.7
(44.1)		7.2
(45.0)		8.3
(46.9)		10.7
(51.3)		14.4
(57.9)		17.5
(63.5)		19
(66)		19.8
(67.6)		18.4
(65.1)		16.4
(61.5)		12.7
(54.9)		8.8
(47.8)		13.3
(56.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)197
(7.8)		152
(6.0)		101
(4.0)		38
(1.5)		11
(0.4)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		2
(0.1)		24
(0.9)		85
(3.3)		161
(6.3)		771
(30.4)
Source: [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Kisra-Sumei 2014 CBS (in Hebrew)
  3. ↑ "The Druze population in Israel - a collection of data on the occasion of the Prophet Shuaib holiday" (PDF). CBS - Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  4. ↑ Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 45. ISSN   0333-5844.
  5. ↑ "Climate: Kisra-Sumei". September 2019.

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