Kamanneh

West Kammana

Kammaneh (Arabic: الكمانه‎, Hebrew: כמאנה‎) is a Bedouin village under the jurisdiction of the Misgav Regional Council in Israel. It is the result of the merger between Sawae'd (Kammana East) and Kamun (Kammana West). It is located off Mount Kamun (Jabal Kamun), north of the Israeli-Arab city of Sakhnin. In 2014 its population was 1,392.

History

Kammaneh was founded in the early 19th century when Negev Bedouins began to establish permanent settlements in the Galilee. The Suweid tribe who were one of the first Bedouin tribes to settle in the region found an area atop Mount Kamon (Jabal Kamun) and they named it Kammana or "ambush". They, like most Arabs in the Galilee depended on agriculture for survival.

In 1963, Israeli authorities declared Kammaneh or Area 9 as a military training zone endangering inhabitants by stray bullets or mortar rounds.[1] Two years later the village was declared "unrecognized" by the Israeli Ministry of Interior as a part of the Planning and Construction Law.

In 1995 the Kammaneh was officially recognized by the State of Israel and merged into the Misgav Regional Council. The village consists of six neighborhoods.

In November 2008, the Clore Multi-Purpose Community Center was established in Kammaneh. The center offers daytime and after-school activities, a health clinic operated by the Clalit Health Fund and a well-baby clinic.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Palestinian NGOs in Israel: The Politics of Civil Society, Shany Payes
  2. ↑ Clore Multi-Purpose Community Center

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Coordinates: 32°54′39.74″N 35°20′19.31″E / 32.9110389°N 35.3386972°E / 32.9110389; 35.3386972

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