Kafr Qasim, also spelled Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem, Kfar Kassem or Kafar Kassem, is an Arab city in Israel located about 20 kilometers east of Tel Aviv, on the Israeli side of the Green Line, in the southern part of the Little Triangle of Arab-Israeli towns and villages. Its population was 27,996 as of 2024. The town was the site of the Kafr Qasim massacre, in which Israel Border Police killed 49 civilians on October 29, 1956, and it was formally declared a city on February 12, 2008.
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Area (sq km) Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation (m) Latitude32.114167 degrees north 1 Latitude32.114167 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Kafr Qasim (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 22,743 (2018)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 32.114167, longitude 34.977222
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 125 m
P2046 (area)
area 8.745 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 22743 (2018)
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