Kirjat Jam
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| hebrew : | קריית ים | ||
| arabic : | كريات يام | ||
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| District : | Haifa | ||
| Founded : | 1945 | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 50 ' N , 35 ° 4' E | ||
| Area : | 4,339 km² | ||
| Residents : | 39,909 (as of 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 9,198 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community code : | 9600 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Kirjat Jam ( Hebrew קריית ים, Arabic كريات يام) is a city in Israel founded in 1945 . It is located about 10 km north of Haifa and had about 38,000 inhabitants in 2003, including about 20,000 who came with a large wave of immigration ( Aliyah ) after the collapse of the Soviet Union since 1990 . In 2008 the population was around 40,000. The place had 39,909 inhabitants in 2018.
Together with several other small towns, Kirjat Jam forms a metropolitan area with the unofficial name HaKrajot .
Web links
Commons : Kirjat Jam - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Israeli town sues Google over claim it was built on Arab village . Haaretz .com, February 13, 2008 (English). Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .