'Basma' (, ) is an
Israeli-Arab local council located in the
Wadi Ara area of the
Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of
Barta'a West,
Ein as-Sahala, and
Muawiya; 'B'a'sm'a is an
acronym of the villages' names. According to the
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the locality had a population of 7,600 at the end of
2005.
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Barta'a, one of the three villages is in the centre, alongside
Umm al-Qutuf.
See also
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List of Arab localities in Israel