History
After many years of unrecognised status, the village of Qasr al-Sir was granted formal recognition by the State following Government Resolution 881 on 29 September 2003, which recognised eight previously-illegal Bedouin settlements in the northern Negev (seven of which are located in the Abu Basma Regional Council). Installation of roads, water, sewage, and electricity to the town's homes has since been authorised by the government, although many homes are constructed of re-used scrap material and do not meet current Israeli building codes.
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