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.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude32.114167 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Kafr Qāsim - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 136 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 34.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 34.75
32.25 34.75 Csa
4. GeoNames: Kafr Qāsim - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 294604Quote, cities500 record 294604
32.11443 34.9756 P PPL IL 02 23823 136 Asia/Jerusalem
Kafr Qasim (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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