Tira (Israel)
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| District : | Central | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 13 ′ N , 34 ° 58 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 61 m | ||
| Area : | 11.894 km² | ||
| Residents : | 26,162 (as of 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 2,200 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community code : | 2720 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Tira ( Hebrew טירה, Arabic الطيرة at-Tīra , DMG aṭ-Ṭīra ) is a city in Israel .
It is located about twelve kilometers southeast of Netanya and eight kilometers northeast of Kfar Saba. In 2018, Tira had 26,162 inhabitants. The city is located in the so-called Meshullash , a region in which Arab Israelis make up the majority of the population. Tira received city status in 1991.
A town partnership exists with the German city of Burg in Saxony-Anhalt .
Personalities
- Omar Hamdan (* 1963), Islamic scholar at the University of Tübingen
- Sayed Kashua (* 1975), Israeli-Arabic writer
- Ahmad Mansour (* 1976), Israeli-Arab author and psychologist
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 .
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .