Tirat Carmel
Tirat Carmel (Hebrew: טִירַת כַּרְמֶל), or Tirat HaCarmel, is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 23,112.[1]
Tirat Carmel
טִירַת כַּרְמֶל | |
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City (from 1992) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Ṭirat Karmell |
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 Coat of arms of Tirat Karmel | |
  Tirat Carmel Location within Israel  Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel (Israel) | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′N 34°58′E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District |  Haifa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aryeh Tal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.601 dunams (0.5601 ha or 1.384 acres) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,112 |
| • Density | 4,100,000/km2 (11,000,000/sq mi) |
Throughout the ages, the site of the modern city was controlled by many people, including the Romans, the Ottoman, and the British. The modern city was established on the site of the Palestinian Arab village of al-Tira. The town of Tirat Carmel was officially declared a city in 1992.
History
Tirat Carmel is built on the ruins of the town of al-Tira. Crusaders called it St Yohan de Tire.[2] It was ruled by the Ottomans in late medieval and Renaissance times and was an agricultural area with wheat and goats and other farms.[3] While conscription in the late 1800s harmed the town, it recovered, and by 1945 was an agricultural Muslim community with a Christian minority. The town was known for production of olives and almonds.
In 1949 two absorption centers were established for Jewish immigrants in the same location, which in 1954 were reorganized into the municipality of Tirat Carmel.
Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.6% Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab population.
According to CBS, in 2001 there were 9,200 males and 9,300 females. The population of the city was spread out, with 31.2% 19 years of age or younger, 16.7% between 20 and 29, 19.4% between 30 and 44, 17.8% from 45 to 59, 4.1% from 60 to 64, and 10.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.8%.
Income
According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 6,068 salaried workers and 411 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 4,428, a real change of 6.6% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 5,621 (a real change of 4.3%) versus ILS 3,211 for females (a real change of 9.0%). The mean income for the self-employed is 4,818. There are 450 people who receive unemployment benefits and 1,891 people who receive an income guarantee.
Education
According to CBS, there are 9 schools and 3,049 students in the city. They are spread out, as 6 elementary schools and 1,681 elementary school students, and 6 high schools and 1,368 high school students. 59.8% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
Notable people
- Reuven Atar (born 1967), footballer
- Roi Atar (born 1994), footballer
- Marco Balbul (born 1967), former footballer and manager
- Rostam Bastuni (1923–1994), politician and journalist, first Israeli Arab to represent a Zionist party in the Knesset
- Rafi Cohen (born 1974), footballer
- Carmel Eliash (1933-1973), politician
- Sharon Gal (born 1974), journalist and politician
- Haim Megrelashvili (born 1982), footballer
- Gene Simmons (born "Gene Klein"; born 1949), musician, singer, actor, bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss
Twin towns
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Khalidi (1992), p. 195
- Khalidi, 1992, p.196.
- "Azərbaycanın Şamaxı və İsrailin Tirat Karmel şəhərləri qardaşlaşıblar - FOTO". Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
