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Maghar
City in Israel

Maghar

Maghar also al-Maghar or Mghar, is a city of mixed population of Muslims, Christians, and Druze in the Northern District of Israel, with an area of 19,810 dunams.

Maghar was given the status of a local council in 1956, and of a city in 2021. In 2024 it had a population of 23,486. Its population consists of 56.9% Druze, 21.8% Muslims, and 21.3% Christians.

How locals move

Getting around Maghar the local way

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From Wikivoyage: Safed, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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