Migdal haEmek
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| hebrew : | מִגְדַּל הָעֵמֶק | ||
| arabic : | مجدال هاعيميك | ||
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| District : | North | ||
| Founded : | 1953 | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 40 ′ N , 35 ° 14 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 212 m | ||
| Area : | 7.637 km² | ||
| Residents : | 25,636 (as of 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 3,357 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community code : | 0874 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
| Postal code : | 23100-23109 | ||
| Community type: | Development city | ||
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Migdal haEmek ( Hebrew מִגְדַּל הָעֵמֶק Migdal ha-ʿEmeq , German 'tower of the valley' ; Arabic مجدال هاعيميك, DMG Miǧdāl Hāʿīmīk ) is a city in the northern district of Israel .
geography
Migdal ha-Emek is located in the Jezreel plain in the northern district of the country, a few kilometers southwest of Nazareth and had 25,636 inhabitants in 2018.
history
In 1952, the Israeli government established Migdal haEmek as a settlement for Jewish immigrants from Iran . The original town center was around one kilometer south-east of the Palestinian town of al-Mujayedil , which was dissolved in the course of the Palestine War and then destroyed by the victorious Israelis , and which had around 2,200 inhabitants in 1948.
Due to the high level of immigration, Migdal haEmek was able to retain its "purely Jewish" character. Almost half of today's residents were born abroad, especially in the former Soviet Union .
Since 2016, Migdal haEmek has had a connection to the Israeli railway network with the Haifa – Bet Sche'an line .
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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 .
- ↑ al-Mujaydal on the website of the Israeli non-governmental organization Zochrot , accessed on March 1, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Witt Raczka: Unholy Land. In Search of Hope in Israel / Palestine . Rowman & Littlefield, 2015; P. 46.