Zikhron Yaakov
Zikhron Ya'akov
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| • ISO 259 | Zichron Yaˁaqob | |
| • Also spelled | Zichron Ya'aqov (official) Zichron Yaakov (unofficial) |
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HaMeyasdim Street in Zikhron Ya'akov
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 Zikhron Ya'akov
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| Coordinates: 32°34′15″N 34°57′06″E / 32.57083°N 34.95167°ECoordinates: 32°34′15″N 34°57′06″E / 32.57083°N 34.95167°E | ||
| District | Haifa | |
| Founded | 1882 | |
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| • Type | Local council | |
| • Head of Municipality | Ziv Deshe | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 32,129 dunams (32.129 km2 or 12.405 sq mi) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 22,660 | |
| Name meaning | Jacob's Memorial | |
Zikhron Ya'akov (Hebrew: זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב, lit. "Jacob's Memorial"; often shortened to just Zikhron; Arabic: زخرون يعكوف) is a town in Israel, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway (Highway 2). It was one of the first Jewish settlements of Halutzim in the country, founded in 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild and named in honor of his father, James Mayer de Rothschild. In 2016 it had a population of 22,660.
Zikhron Ya'akov was founded in December 1882 when 100 Jewish pioneers from Romania, members of the Hovevei Zion movement, purchased land in Zammarin. The difficulty of working the rocky soil and an outbreak of malaria led many of the settlers to leave before the year was up.
In 1883, Baron Edmond James de Rothschild became the patron of the settlement and drew up plans for its residential layout and agricultural economy. Zikhron was one of the first Jewish agricultural colonies to come under the wing of the Baron (along with Rishon LeZion and Rosh Pinna), who renamed it in memory of his father, James (Ya'akov) Mayer de Rothschild.
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