Mashhad, Israel

Mashhad
Hebrew transcription(s)
- Hebrew	מַשְׁהַד
- ISO 259	Mašhad
Arabic transcription(s)
- Arabic	مشهد
Mashhad
Coordinates: 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°E / 32.7377972; 35.3256361Coordinates: 32°44′16.07″N 35°19′32.29″E / 32.7377972°N 35.3256361°E / 32.7377972; 35.3256361
District	North
Government
- Type	Local council (from 1960)
Area
- Total	7,286 dunams (7.3 km2 / 2.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	6,700

Mashhad (Hebrew: מַשְׁהַד‎‎, Arabic: مشهد‎, Mash-hed transliteration, grave of a holy man) is an Arab town located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Nazareth in Israel's North District. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,700 mostly Muslim inhabitants.^[1][2]

Mashhad became a local council in 1960. The town is said to be the site of Jonah's grave ^[2] and his birthplace (2 Kings 14:25), called Gath-Hefer in Biblical times, a village in the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13).

See also

• List of Arab localities in Israel

References

1. ^ Population of Localities numbering above 1,000 residents Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, pp.2.
2. ^ ^{a b} Mashhed (Israel): Description Gutterman, Dov. FOTW.

Bibliography

• Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. Kitchener (1881): The Survey of Western Palestine: memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. vol 1 p. 363.