Basmat Tab'un
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Bosmat Tiv'on |
Mosque of Basmat Tivon
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Coordinates: 32°44′24.82″N 35°9′25.05″E / 32.7402278°N 35.1569583°ECoordinates: 32°44′24.82″N 35°9′25.05″E / 32.7402278°N 35.1569583°E | |
District | Northern |
Government | |
• Type | Local council (from 1965) |
• Head of Municipality | Muneir Zebidat |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 7,507 |
Basmat Tab'un (Arabic: بسمة طبعون; Hebrew: בּׂסְמַת טִבְעוֹן, Basmat Tivon) is a Bedouin town in the Northern District of Israel. In 2015 it had a population of 7,507.
Basmat Tab'un was declared a local council in 1965. In May 2011, the Israeli government approved a four-year plan with a budget of NIS 350 million for developing Bedouin communities in the North, among them Basmat Tab'un.
The Ein Bustan (Maayan Babustan) Waldorf school in Hilf, Basmat Tab'un, is noteworthy for its multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-religious curriculum. The Arab students are from the surrounding villages and the Jewish students are from nearby Kiryat Tiv'on.
Ruan Zubidate is Israel's top female Arab tennis player. She represents Israel at tennis matches around the world.