Jisr az-Zarqa (Arabic: جِسْر الزَّرْقَاء‎, Hebrew: גִ'סְּר א-זַּרְקָא‬ ) is an 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. The town had a population of 13,689 in 2014,living on 1,500 dunams 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 Valley" (Wadi az-Zarka). Jisr az-Zarqa is the only remaining Arab town in Israel located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.