Bir al-Maksur
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Bir al-Maksur
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| • ISO 259 | Bir ˀel-Makksur |
| • Also spelled | Bir el-Maksur (official) Beer al-Maksura (unofficial) |
| Bir al-Maksur, 2010
Bir al-Maksur, 2010
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| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1990) |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohamed Ghadir |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,554 dunams (4.554 km2 or 1.758 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,489 |
| Name meaning | The Broken Well |
Bir al-Maksur or Beer el-Maksura (Arabic: بئر المكسور; Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר) is an Arab local council in the North District of Israel located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Nazareth. In 2014 its population was 8,489.
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External links
- Welcome To Bir al-Maksura
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 5: IAA, Wikimedia commons
