Kafr Manda

Kafr Manda or Kfar Menda (, ) is an Israeli-Arab town in the Lower Galilee on the slopes of Mount Atzmon in Israel's North District. Kafr Manda is northwest of the city of Nazareth. It had a population of 15,000 in 2005, the majority of them Muslim Arabs.
== History ==
Kafr Manda is believed to the site of Kfar Mandi, a large Jewish town dating back to Mishnaic and Medieval times. The tombs of Akabia ben Mahalalel, Shimon ben Gamliel II, and Issachar of Kfar Mandi are located here. 
According to the Muslim scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi, 
Kafr Manda lies between Acre and Tiberias and also goes by the name Midian. The tomb of the wife of Moses is seen here. Also, the pit covered by the rock which Moses raised up in order give himself and his wife water to drink... At Kafr Mandah may also be seen the tombs of two of Jacob's sons Asher and Naphthali as is reported., Le Strange, Guy (1890), Palestine Under the Moslems 
 
According to local tradition, the Arab town was founded in the 18th century, preserving the name of the ancient Jewish town.Manda information at CRW Flags
On the crossroads between Acre and Nazareth, Kafr Manda was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The town achieved local council status in 1973. Since then, roads have been paved, schools have been built and infrastructures such as sewage, electricity and irrigation systems have been introduced. 
== See also ==
*List of Arab localities in Israel
*Sinai bus crash
== References ==
==External links==
*Yigal Alon Museum 
*Israeli Arab Hamas recruits indicted The Jerusalem Post
Category:Local councils in Israel
Category:Arab localities in Israel
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