El'ad
El'ad
אלעד | |
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City (from 2008) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | ʔelˁad |
Coordinates: 32°3′8″N 34°57′4″E / 32.05222°N 34.95111°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Founded | 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ye'uda Butbul (Shas) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,756 dunams (2.756 km2 or 1.064 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 49,487 |
• Density | 18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi) |
Website | http://www.elad.muni.il |
El'ad, (
History
During the 18th and 19th centuries, El'ad was the site of the Arab village of Al-Muzayri'a. It belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El’ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.[3]
The building of El'ad started in the late 1990s, following a government decision in 1990 to build a series of settlements along the seam line with the
The city was built partially over the ruins of the
By 1998, El'ad had already achieved local council status; in February 2008, El'ad's official status was changed to a city.[7] The city's current mayor is Israel Porush, a member of the United Torah Judaism party.[8]
On 5 May 2022 on Israel's Independence Day, in a park in El'ad four people were killed and four wounded in a 2022 El'ad stabbing by two Palestinians.[9]
Demographics
El'ad is one of the fastest-growing towns in Israel, with an annual population growth of 0.8 percent.[10] The population density per square kilometer is 13.1,[11] median age is 11.[12] The percentage of those eligible for a matriculation certificate among 12th grade students in the year 2019-2020 was 28.3%. The average monthly salary of an employee during the year 2019 was 6,219 NIS (national average: 9,745 NIS).[13]
Economy
The support center of
Notable people
- Asher Dahan, stabbed and killed Rabbi Elazar Abuhatzeira (1948–2011) for allegedly giving him poor marital advice.
- Avishay Shindler, killed in 2010 at age 24 while driving near Bnei NaimJunction.
- 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers.
Archeology
Just west of the city is the
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ISBN 965-220-423-4(Hebrew)
- ^ Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.
- ^ Shefer, Shlomi (2002-08-05). "A star settlement is born. In these hard economic times, Elad seems to be the only place that's booming as the ultra-Orthodox are flocking to its green spaces and relatively low house prices". Haaretz.
- ^ Greenberg, Harry (19–26 September 2002). "City Development in Israel" (PDF).
- ISBN 978-0-253-01682-9.
The urban community of El'ad, set up in 1998, has expanded over the site of the village of Al-Muzayri'a
- ^ Fendel, Hillel (2008-02-06). "Ten-Year-Old Hareidi-Religious Community of Elad Named a City". Arutz Sheva.
- ^ Ettinger, Yair (2011-12-05). "Ashkenazi and Sephardi rabbis battle over Sabbath hours in Elad". Haaretz.
- ^ McKernan, Bethan (2022-05-06). "Three people killed and at least four injured in attack in Israeli town of Elad". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "אלעד". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "Population and Density per Sq.Km in Localities Numbering 5,000 Residents and more on 31 XII 2009". Israel CBS. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Population, by population Group, Religion, Age, Sex and Type of Locality, Average 2009". Israel CBS. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28.
- ^ "CBS - Elad Profile, 2020" (PDF) (in Hebrew).
- ^ Petersburg, Ofer (19 May 2012). "Saudi Oil Giant Partners Up With Israeli Tech Company". Al-Monitor. Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 22 May 2012.