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Ma'ale Iron

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli-arab local council in israel 's haifa district and is a part of the wadi ara region adjacent to the tri”. Today it says “arab local council in israel 's haifa district and is a part of the wadi ara region in the triangle”.
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Ma'ale Iron ( Hebrew : מעלה עירון , lit. Iron Heights; Arabic : طلعة عارة ) is an Arab local council in Israel 's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region in the Triangle . The town consists of the five villages of Bayada , Musheirifa , Musmus , Salem and Zalafa . The villages were joined together in 1996 by the Interior Ministry of Israel to form the local council. In 2024 its population was 15,486, predominantly Muslims . It has an area of 6.3 km . Ma'ale Iron has four elected members and since 2013 the head of the council has been Mustafa Ighbarieh. "2013 Local election results (תוצאות הבחירות המקומיות 2013)" (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli-arab local council in israel 's haifa district and is a part of the wadi ara region adjacent to the tri”. Today it says “arab local council in israel 's haifa district and is a part of the wadi ara region in the triangle”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli-arab local council in israel 's haifa district and is a part of the wadi ara region adjacent to the tri

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arab local council in israel 's haifa district and is a part of the wadi ara region in the triangle

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