Zikhron Ya'akov
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Zikhron Ya'akov
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Ebreu transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Zikron Yaˁqob |
• An aa spelled | Zikhron Ya'aqov (offeecial) Zichron Yaakov (unoffeecial) |
HaMeyasdim Street in Zikhron Ya'akov | |
Coordinates: 32°34′15″N 34°57′06″E / 32.57083°N 34.95167°E / 32.57083; 34.95167 34°57′06″E / 32.57083°N 34.95167°E / 32.57083; 34.95167 | |
Destrict | Haifa |
Foondit | 1882 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Local cooncil |
• Head of Municipality | Eli Abutbul |
Area | |
• Total | 32.129 km2 (12.405 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 22,532 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Name meanin | Jacob's Memorial |
Zikhron Ya'akov (Hebrew: זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב, lit. "Jacob's Memorial"; aften shortened tae juist Zikhron) is a toun in Israel, 35 kilometre (22 mi) sooth o Haifa, an pairt o the Haifa Destrict. It is locatit at the soothren end o the Carmel muntain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal heich-gate (Heich-gate 2). It wis ane o the first Jewish dounsets o Halutzim in the kintra, foondit in 1882 bi Baron Edmond James de Rothschild an namit in honour o his faither.[2]
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