Kfar Kama

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Kfar Kama (כפר כמא, كفر كما, ) is a town located in the lower Galilee, Israel, with a population of 2,900. It is home to the Circassian Muslims, who enjoy, like Druzes, a status aparte, being voluntarily subjected to the military service in the IDF.

There is archaeological evidence that the area was inhabited from the 6th century, however the current village was founded in 1876 by Circassians who fled from the Caucasus due to the Russian-Circassian War to the Ottoman Empire.

Today there's a Center for Circassian Heritage in the village.

The school in the village teaches in a mixed environment of classes in Circassian, Hebrew, Arabic and English languages.

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