Shefa-Amr
Shefa-Amr
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Šparˁam |
| • English Official | Shefar'am |
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Shefa-Amr Shefa-Amr | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′20″N 35°10′10″E / 32.80556°N 35.16944°E | |
| Grid position | 166/245 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Founded | Bronze age |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nahid Khazem (from March, 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,766 dunams (19.766 km2; 7.632 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 43,408 |
| • Density | 2,196.1/km2 (5,687.9/sq mi) |
| Website | www.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 2023 it had a population of 43,408 with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities.