Kirjat Ata

Kiryat Ata
	Street in Kiryat Ata
Basic data
hebrew :	קִרְיַת אָתָא
arabic :	كريات آتا
State :	Israel
District :	Haifa
Founded :	1969
Coordinates :	32 ° 48 ' N , 35 ° 6' E Coordinates: 32 ° 48 '0 " N , 35 ° 6' 0" E
Area :	16.706 km²
Residents :	58,267 (as of: 2018)
Population density :	3,488 inhabitants per km²
Community code :	6800
Time zone :	UTC + 2
Postal code :	16706
Community type:	city
Mayor :	Yaakov Peretz
	Kiryat Ata
	Kiryat Ata

Kiryat Ata ( Hebrew קִרְיַת אָתָא; also Qiryat Ata ) is a city in the Haifa district in Israel . According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the city had 58,267 residents in 2018. The city is also known by its previous name, Kfar Ata ( Hebrew כְּפַר עָטָּה) known.

history

Archaeological investigations in Khirbet Sharta in the northeast of the city indicate a settlement during the Bronze Age , Iron Age , Hellenistic Period , belonging to the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire and a rule of the Mamelukes .

In the early 20th century, the lands of the Arab village of Kofrita were acquired by the Warsaw religious foundation Avodat Israel through intermediaries from the American Zion Commonwealth . Kfar Ata was founded by Avodat Israel in 1925 and renamed Kiryat Ata in 1965 when it was merged with the nearby Kiryat Binyamin . During the uprising of 1929, Kfar Ata was attacked by Palestinians and temporarily abandoned by its residents. The city residents returned to their city a year later and rebuilt the community. The city became famous for the Ata Textile Factory , which was built in 1934 and closed in 1984 . In 1969 Kiryat Ata received the rank of city.