Hussniyya | |
Arname: | Arabic: حسينية |
District: | north |
Council: | Misgav |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 32.9006°N 35.3225°W |
Hussniyya (Arabic: حسينية; Hebrew: חוסנייה) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In its population was .
The village was recognized by the state in 1996. Its inhabitants belong to the Swaid tribe.[1] The women of Hussniya offer guided tours of the area focusing on picking and cooking wild plants. Zahiya Swaid heads a group of women who attended a business development course and now earn a living from the age-old Bedouin tradition of foraging wild plants for food and medicinal purposes.[1]