Shefa-'Amr

Schefar'am (Hebrew שפרעם, Arabic شفا عمرو, DMG Safa ʿ Amr ) is a city in the North District of Israel, east of Haifa. In September 2003, the population was 30,900. The population consists almost exclusively of Arab Israelis. 57.3 % of the inhabitants are Muslim, 27.5 % Christian and 14.6 % Druze.

History

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The place is documented since the 2nd century.

At the time of the Crusades, the Templars maintained a castle in Schefar'am they Le Saffran (also Sapharanum; Castrum Zafetanum; Saphar Castrum ) called. The castle secured the road between Acre and Nazareth.

On July 7, 1187 an army Sultan Saladin occupied the castle and use it during the siege of Acre ( 1189-1191 ) as the basis for his Entsatzangriffe. In the course of the Crusade of Frederick II the Christians in 1229, the castle got back peacefully. The possession was confirmed them in armistice agreements of Sultan Baybars I. Sultan Qalawun in 1271 and 1283. No later than 1291, the castle was finally finally conquered by the Muslim Mamluks.

From the castle, the ruins of the keep is preserved to this day, the locals call it al Burj (Arabic, " the tower "). The ruin is but exposed to decay and in poor condition. In 2005, the city was the site of an attack of the assassin Eden Natan Zada, who took the lives of four innocent bystanders.

Well-known residents

• Emil Habibi, ( 1922-96 ), writer and politician
• Karimeh Abbud, (1896-1955) photographer