Jisr az-Zarqa
Jisr az-Zarqa ranks 28,542nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Croix-Chapeau, and Ciudad Satélite. The most famous people from Jisr az-Zarqa are Taleb Tawatha. Jisr az-Zarqa has been the birth place of many soccer players. Jisr az-Zarqa is located in Israel.
Jisr az-Zarqa is an Israeli Arab town on Israel's northern Mediterranean coastal plain. Located just north of Caesarea within the Haifa District, it achieved local council status in 1963. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) the town had a population of 13,689 in 2014, living on 1,500 dunams (1.5 km2) of coastal land. 80% of residents reportedly live below the poverty line. The name Jisr az-Zarqa is a reference to Taninim Stream, which is known in Arabic as the "Blue Wadi". The mayor is Morad Ammash. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1992, Jisr az-Zarqa was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Taleb Tawatha.
People Born in Jisr az-Zarqa
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jisr az-Zarqa were soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jisr az-Zarqa, including Taleb Tawatha. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jisr az-Zarqa, including Taleb Tawatha.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Jisr az-Zarqa since 1700.
