Kafr Qara
Arab Muslim city in Israel
Kafr Qara (Arabic: كَفْر قَرَع, Hebrew: כַּפְר קַרִע; is an Arab city in Israel 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Haifa. In 2024 its population was 21,066. Kafr Qara is part of the Triangle. It is located in the Wadi Ara region, northwest of the Green Line. Most of the inhabitants are Muslim. It is governed by a local council. Kafr Qara encompasses 7811 dunams of land. WAC, an independent labor association, has its headquarters there.
History
Mamluk Sultanate
An early defter entry noted that Kafr Qara had been incorporated into the "Diwan of the Circassian sultanate" after it had been seized by ‘the Shaykhs of the mountain of Nablus’.
Ottoman Empire
Kafr Qara' was originally located on a rocky outcrop near Kafr Thilith in the West Bank (see: Uyun Kafr Qari').
The public source identifies “Kafr Qara” as arab Muslim city in Israel. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kafr, Qara and Arab.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1721086. The Library of Congress control number is n2004052469. Authority coordinates are 32.506, 35.054. 1 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 3 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2024.
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