Kisra-Sumei

Kisra-Sumei (كسرا-سميع; כִּסְרָא-סֻמֵיע) is a local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of. In April 2019, 95% of the population were Israeli Arabs of the Druze community, with a small Christian minority. The town has a Druze holy place as well as a statue to the Druze leader and Syrian nationalist revolutionary Sultan al-Atrash.

The town is the result of a merger between the villages of Kisra and Sumei and it was recognised as a local council in 1990.

History
Kafr Sumei is identified with the late ancient village of Caparasima (or Kefar Simay), mentioned in John Moschus' Spiritual Meadow, a Byzantine ascetic writing dating from the 7th century.

Climate
Kisra-Sumei has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The average annual temperature is 17.7 °C, and around 771 mm of precipitation falls annually.