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Wadi Nisnas (Arabic: وادي النسناس) is a formerly mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in the city of Haifa in northern Israel, now predominately Arab.^[1]^[2] Nisnas is the Arabic word for mongoose, an indigenous animal. The wadi has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.^[3]

Wadi Nisnas is the setting for the 1987 novel, Hatsotsrah ba-Vadi (Hebrew: "Trumpet in the Wadi") by Sami Michael. It centers on the love story between a young Israeli Arab woman and a new Jewish immigrant from Russia.

Bibliography

Sami Michael, Trumpet in the Wadi. New York:Simon & Schuster, 2003, translated by Yael Lotan. ISBN 978-0-7432-4496-1

External links

Wadi Nisnas at the Haifa travel guide.

References

^ Being different in Haifa
^ https://www.israel21c.org/treasure-hunting-in-haifas-wadi-nisnas/
^ Beit-Hagefen - Arab Jewish Center Yael Adar - Gems in Israel.

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[1] Being different in Haifa

[2] ttps://www.israel21c.org/treasure-hunting-in-haifas-wadi-nisnas/

[3] Beit-Hagefen - Arab Jewish Center Yael Adar - Gems in Israel.

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-'''Wadi Nisnas''' ({{lang-ar|وادي النسناس}}) is a formerly mixed [[Jewish]] and [[Arab]] neighborhood in the city of [[Haifa]] in northern [[Israel]], now predominately Arab.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Not-Just-News/Being-different-in-Haifa-385022 Being different in Haifa]</ref><ref> <ref>https://www.israel21c.org/treasure-hunting-in-haifas-wadi-nisnas/</ref> ''Nisnas'' is the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word for [[Egyptian mongoose|mongoose]], an indigenous animal. The ''[[wadi]]'' has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000001115.htm Beit-Hagefen - Arab Jewish Center] Yael Adar - Gems in Israel.</ref>
+'''Wadi Nisnas''' ({{lang-ar|وادي النسناس}}) is a formerly mixed [[Jewish]] and [[Arab]] neighborhood in the city of [[Haifa]] in northern [[Israel]], now predominately Arab.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Not-Just-News/Being-different-in-Haifa-385022 Being different in Haifa]</ref><ref>https://www.israel21c.org/treasure-hunting-in-haifas-wadi-nisnas/</ref> ''Nisnas'' is the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word for [[Egyptian mongoose|mongoose]], an indigenous animal. The ''[[wadi]]'' has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.gemsinisrael.com/e_article000001115.htm Beit-Hagefen - Arab Jewish Center] Yael Adar - Gems in Israel.</ref>
 Wadi Nisnas is the setting for the 1987 novel, ''Hatsotsrah ba-Vadi'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "Trumpet in the Wadi") by [[Sami Michael]]. It centers on the love story between a young Israeli Arab woman and a new [[Jewish]] immigrant from [[Russia]].