| Ma'ale Iron (Hebrew: מעלה עירון, lit. Iron Heights; Arabic: معاليه عيرون ) is an Israeli Arab local council in Israel's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region adjacent to the Triangle. The town consists of the five Arab villages of Bayada, Musheirifa, Musmus, Salem and Zalafa. The villages were joined together in 1996 by the Interior Ministry of Israel to form the local council. In 2017 its population was 14,583, predominantly Muslims. It has an area of 6.3 km2. Ma'ale wikipedia.org |
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