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Kiryat Ekron
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Kiryat Ekron | |
| native_name | {{Script/Hebrew | קִרְיַת עֶקְרוֹן}} |
| settlement_type | Local council | |
| translit_lang1 | Hebrew | |
| translit_lang1_type1 | ISO 259 | |
| translit_lang1_info1 | Qiryat ʕeqron | |
| translit_lang1_type3 | Also spelled | |
| translit_lang1_info3 | Qiryath Eqron (official) | |
| image_skyline | Kiryat Ekron Aerial View.jpg | |
| image_blank_emblem | Kiryat Ekron COA.png | |
| blank_emblem_type | Coat of arms | |
| pushpin_map | Israel center ta | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| coordinates | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_type2 | District | |
| established_title | Founded | |
| established_date | 1948 | |
| leader_title | Head of Municipality | |
| leader_name | Ilan Yarimi | |
| unit_pref | dunam | |
| area_total_dunam | ||
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | ||
| population_as_of | ||
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| demographics_type1 | Ethnicity | |
| demographics1_footnotes | ||
| demographics1_title1 | Jews and others | |
| demographics1_info1 | 99.3% | |
| demographics1_title2 | Arabs | |
| demographics1_info2 | 0.7% |
Central
Kiryat Ekron or Qiryath Eqron () is a town located on the coastal plain in the Central District of Israel. Located immediately south of the city of Rehovot on Highway 411 next to the Bilu Junction, in it had a population of .
History
Kiryat Ekron was founded in 1948, as Kfar Ekron, on the site of the Palestinian village of Aqir, and was named after the biblical Ekron, a major Philistine city that is believed to have once existed at nearby Tel Mikne. After the war, new immigrants from Yemen and Bulgaria settled in the remaining houses. In November 1948, two ma'abarot were established on the village's lands; the Aqir ma'abara, and the Givat Brenner ma'abara. In 1953, the Aqir ma'abara was officially made part of Kfar Ekron, followed by the Givat Brenner ma'abara in 1955. From 1954 to 1963, Kfar Ekron belonged to the Givat Brenner regional council. In 1963, the name of the town was changed to Kiryat Ekron, and it became an independent local municipality.
Attempts to unite Kiryat Ekron with the much larger municipality of Rehovot in 2003 failed after popular protest from residents of the town, as did similar attempts to unite Kiryat Ekron's municipality with that of the town of Mazkeret Batya due to opposition from the smaller town's residents the same year (Mazkeret Batya was originally called Ekron; its name was changed in 1887).
Economy
A large outlet mall, "Bilu Centre", is located in Kiryat Ekron. The centre was built up in the late 1990s on land that was formerly agricultural, particularly citrus groves.
Notable residents
- Dudu Aharon, music artist
Twin towns
Kiryat Ekron is twinned with:
- FRA Bussy-Saint-Georges, France
- USA Akron, Ohio, United States
References
References
- (11 March 2024). "תוצאות הבחירות המקומיות 2024 סיבוב שני".
- S. Gitin, T. Dothan, and J. Naveh, "A Royal Dedicatory Inscription from Ekron," Israel Exploration Journal 47 (1997): 9-16
- link. Kiryat Ekron local council
- "Sister Cities: City of Akron". Akron, Ohio.
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