Caesarea קֵיסָרְיָה قيسارية |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• standard | Keisarya |
• official | Qesarya |
Modern town of Caesarea
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Coordinates: 32°30′10″N 34°54′20″E / 32.50278°N 34.90556°ECoordinates: 32°30′10″N 34°54′20″E / 32.50278°N 34.90556°E | |
District | Haifa |
Council | Hof HaCarmel |
Founded | 30 BCE (Herodian city) 1101 (Crusader castle) 1884 (Bosniak Ottoman village) 1952 (Israeli town) |
Area | 35,000 dunams (35 km2 or 14 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | 4,853 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
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The Bosnian Mosque at Qisarya
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Arabic | قيسارية |
Also spelled | Arab al-Bara, Barrat Qisarya |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Population | 960 (1945) |
Area | 31,786 dunams |
Date of depopulation | February, 1948 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current localities | Caesarea |
Caesarea (Hebrew: קֵיסָרְיָה, Kesariya; Arabic: قيسارية, Qaysaria; Greek: Καισάρεια; /ˌsɛzəˈriːə, ˌsɛsəˈriːə, ˌsiːzəˈriːə/) is a town in north-central Israel. Located midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa on the coastal plain near the city of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. With a population of 4,853, it is the only Israeli locality managed by a private organization, the Caesarea Development Corporation, and also one of the most populous localities not recognized as a local council.