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Lakiya
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| Lakiya לקיה اللقية Laqye |
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| Country | Israel |
|---|---|
| District | South |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5.6 km² (2.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 8,000 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | IDT (UTC+3) |
Lakiya, or Laqye (Hebrew: לקיה) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Lakiya was 7,600 in December 2004. Lakiya's jurisdiction is 5,600 dunams (5.6 km²).
Lakiya was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements.
- Lakiya Negev Weaving - website of one of Lakiya's main businesses
| Southern District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | Arad · Ashdod · Ashkelon · Beersheba · Dimona · Eilat · Kiryat Gat · Kiryat Malakhi · Netivot · Ofakim · Rahat · Sderot |  |
| Local councils | Ar'arat an-Naqab · Hura · Kuseife · Lakiya · Lehavim · Meitar · Mitzpe Ramon · Omer · Shaqib al-Salam · Tel as-Sabi · Yeruham | |
| Regional councils | Abu Basma · Be'er Tuvia · Bnei Shimon · Central Arava · Eshkol · Hevel Eilot · Hof Ashkelon · Lakhish · Merhavim · Ramat Negev · Sdot Negev (Azata) · Sha'ar HaNegev · Shafir · Tamar · Yoav | |
| Israeli Bedouin settlement project of 1979-1982 | |
|---|---|
| Ar'arat an-Naqab | Hura | Kuseife | Lakiya | Rahat | Shaqib al-Salam | Tel as-Sabi | |
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