Zalafa is an Israeli Arab

Arab citizens of Israel

Arab citizens of Israel refers to citizens of Israel who are not Jewish, and whose cultural and linguistic heritage or ethnic identity is Arab....

 village located in the north of the Wadi Ara

Wadi Ara

Wadi Ara or Nahal Iron , refers to an area within Israel that is mostly populated by Arabs. It is located northwest of the Green Line and is mostly within Israel's Haifa District. Today, Highway 65 runs through the wadi.-Geography:...

 (a.k.a. Nahal Iron) region adjacent to "the Triangle

Triangle (Israel)

The Triangle , formerly referred to as the Little Triangle, is a concentration of Israeli Arab towns and villages adjacent to the Green Line, located in the eastern Sharon plain among the Samarian foothills; this area is located within the easternmost boundaries of both the Center District and...

". Situated 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Afula

Afula

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, the total population of the village in 1999 was 3,000 inhabitants.

Zalafa is one of five Arab villages that was included in the Ma'ale Iron

Ma'ale Iron

Ma'ale Iron is an Israeli-Arab local council in Israel's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region adjacent to the Triangle. The town consists of the five Arab villages of Baiada, Musmus, Salim, Musheirifa and Zalafa. The villages were joined together by the Interior Ministry of Israel...

 local council

Local council (Israel)

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 of the Haifa District

Haifa District

Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...

 by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior in 1996.