Tel as-Sabi

:Tel Sheva redirects here. For the UNESCO World Heritage Site see Tel Be'er Sheva
Tel as-Sabi or Tel Sheva (, ) is a Bedouin town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel, bordering Be'er Sheva.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the population of Tel as-Sabi was 13,000 in December 2005. Tel as-Sabi's jurisdiction is 5,000 dunams (5 km²). As of 2000, the town has been ranked lowest (1 out of 10) in socio-economic standing, with an average income of 3,237 shekels to the national average's of 6,835. Only 43% of grade twelve students are eligible to graduate from high school.
Tel as-Sabi was founded in 1968 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements and became a local council in 1984.
== See also ==
*List of Arab localities in Israel
*Negev Bedouins
Category:Local councils in Israel
Category:Arab localities in Israel
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