In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “name for the turkish delight lokum”. Today it says “arab bedouin city in the southern district of israel”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “name for the turkish delight lokum”. Today it says “arab bedouin city in the southern district of israel”.
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Rahat is also a name for the Turkish Delight Lokum .1Rahat (רהט) is a city in the Southern District of Israel .2According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 32,400.3
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Israel municipality Rahat ( , ) is a predominantly Bedouin city in the South District of Israel .According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 42,200.As such, it is the largest Bedouin settlement in Israel, and the only one to have the status of city.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2008-06-30 .
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Israel municipality Rahat ( , ) is a predominantly Bedouin city in the South District of Israel . According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of December 2011 the city had a total population of 54,882 (53,095 in December 2010 and 51,700 in December 2009 ).As such, it is the largest Bedouin settlement in the world, and the only one in Israel to have city status .It is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (other six are: Hura , Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya , Kuseife (Kseife) and Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom).Central Bureau of Statistics (Hebrew) Rahat, city profile (Hebrew) "CBS.Statistic abstract of Israel 2011.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2010-12-31.Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2010-06-30 .List of Issues to be taken up in Connection with the Consideration of Israel's Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of Israel (CEDAW/C/ISR/4 and CEDAW/C/ISR/5)
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Israel municipality Rahat ( , ) is a predominantly Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel .In 2024 it had a population of 77,997. As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in the world, and the only one in Israel to have city status . Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure (the other six are Hura , Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya , Kuseife (Kseife) and Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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City in Israel Rahat ( , ) is a predominantly Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel . In 2024 it had a population of 77,997. As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in the world , and the only one in Israel to have city status . Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure. The other six are Hura , Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya , Kuseife (Kseife) and Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Bedouin city in Israel For the confectionery, see Turkish delight .City in Israel Rahat ( Arabic : رهط , Hebrew : רַהַט ) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel . In 2024, it had a population of 77,997. As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in Israel, and the only one to have city status . Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure. The other six are Hura , Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya , Kuseife (Kseife) and Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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name for the turkish delight lokum
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arab bedouin city in the southern district of israel
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