Shaqib al-Salam

Shaqib al-Salam or Segev Shalom (, ) is a Bedouin town and a local council in the South District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Shaqib was 6,500 in December 2006. Its jurisdiction is 5,981 dunams (~6 km²).
Shaqib was founded in 1979 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements, and declared a local council in 1996. Most residents belong to various clans of the al-Azzama tribe which also populates Bir Hadaj.
== See also ==
*List of Arab localities in Israel
*Negev Bedouins
==References==
Category:Local councils in Israel
Category:Arab localities in Israel
Category:Settlements established in 1979
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