Kisra-Sumei (Arabic: كسرا-سميع; Hebrew: כִּסְרָא-סֻמֵיע) is a local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 9,223.[1] In April 2019, 95% of the population were Israeli Arabs of the Druze community, with a small Christian minority.[2][3] The town has a Druze holy place as well as a statue to the Druze leader and Syrian nationalist revolutionary Sultan al-Atrash.
Kisra-Sumei
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Kisraˀ - Sumeiˁ |
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| Coordinates: 32°57′50″N 35°18′08″E / 32.96389°N 35.30222°E / 32.96389; 35.30222 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,163 dunams (14.163 km2 or 5.468 sq mi) |
| Population
(2022)[1]
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| • Total | 9,223 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
The town is the result of a merger between the villages of Kisra and Sumei and it was recognised as a local council in 1990.
Kafr Sumei is identified with the late ancient village of Caparasima (orKefar Simay), mentioned in John Moschus' Spiritual Meadow, a Byzantine ascetic writing dating from the 7th century.[4]
Kisra-Sumei has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The average annual temperature is 17.7 °C (63.9 °F), and around 771 mm (30.35 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Kisra-Sumei | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15 (59) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25 (77) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19 (66) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.3 (56.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 197 (7.8) |
152 (6.0) |
101 (4.0) |
38 (1.5) |
11 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
24 (0.9) |
85 (3.3) |
161 (6.3) |
771 (30.4) |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
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