Tirat Carmel
Tirat Carmel
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| • ISO 259 | Ṭirat Karmell | |
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 Tirat Carmel
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| Coordinates: 32°46′N 34°58′E / 32.767°N 34.967°ECoordinates: 32°46′N 34°58′E / 32.767°N 34.967°E | ||
| District | Haifa | |
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| • Type | City (from 1992) | |
| • Mayor | Aryeh Tal | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.601 dunams (0.5601 ha or 1.384 acres) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 19,350 | |
Tirat Carmel, formerly Ṭīrat el Lōz, (Hebrew: טִירַת כַּרְמֶל, Arabic: طيرة الكرمل), or Tirat HaCarmel or Al-Tira, Haifa, is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. In 2015 it had a population of 19,350.
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 Arab village of al-Tira. The town of Tirat Carmel was officially declared a city in 1992.
Tirat Carmel is built on the ruins of the town of al-Tira. Crusaders called it St Yohan de Tire. It was ruled by the Ottomans in late medieval and Renaissance times and was an agricultural area with wheat and goats and other farms. 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.
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%.
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