Abu Qrenat
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Abu Qrenat or Abu Karinat is a Bedouin village located in the northwestern Negev
. It forms along with 8 other Bedouin villages, a part of the Abu Basma Regional Council
. The village was established for the Abu Qrenat tribe from which the village receives its name. Abu Qrenat's total land area is 7,320 dunum
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Negev
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...
. It forms along with 8 other Bedouin villages, a part of the Abu Basma Regional Council
Abu Basma Regional Council
Abu Basma Regional Council is a regional council covering several Bedouin villages in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel.The council was formed as a result of Government Resolution 881 of 29 September 2003, known as the "Abu Basma Plan", which stated the need to establish seven new Bedouin...
. The village was established for the Abu Qrenat tribe from which the village receives its name. Abu Qrenat's total land area is 7,320 dunum
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
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