General Background

Tarābīn aṣ-Ṣāniʿ is a Bedouin village established for the Tarābīn tribe after they had been dislocated several times from the places where they lived in the Negev. The village is south of Route 31, close to the city of Rahaṭ, and is home to around 1,200 people. In 1998 the Israeli government decided to recognize the village, which was effectively established in 2005. Today it is one of the villages in the al-Qasum regional council. The village is named after the tribe it was established for.

Services and Infrastructure

Within the recognized village of Tarābīn aṣ-Ṣāniʿ there is an elementary school and a high school. A clinic also operates in the village, offering medical services to its residents.

The houses in Tarābīn aṣ-Ṣāniʿ are connected to the electricity, water and waste removal grids, and receive garbage removal services. Likewise, all of its roads are paved.

Planning Situation

Tarābīn aṣ-Ṣāniʿ has a “blue line” which defines the borders of the village, and a plan to expand the village was recently approved. The village has a detailed master plan which enables building permits to be given, so the village is not subject to the house demolition policy.

*Other forms of writing: Tirabin al-Sana, Tarabin al-Sana, Tarabin a-Sana