Migdal HaEmek

Coordinates: 32°40′17″N 35°14′26″E / 32.67139°N 35.24056°E / 32.67139; 35.24056
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Migdal HaEmek
  • מִגְדַּל הָעֶמֶק‎
  • مجدال هعيمق
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Migdal ha ʕemq
 • Also spelledMigdal HaEmeq (official)
Official logo of Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek is located in Israel
Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek
Coordinates: 32°40′17″N 35°14′26″E / 32.67139°N 35.24056°E / 32.67139; 35.24056
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Founded1953
Government
 • MayorEliyahu Barda
Area
 • Total7,637 dunams (7.637 km2 or 2.949 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total27,088
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Name meaningTower of the Valley

Migdal HaEmek (

Arabic: مجدال هعيمق) is a city in the Northern District of Israel
.

It was founded in 1953 on the ruins of the Palestinian town of Al-Mujaydil, which had been depopulated in 1948. In 2022 it had a population of 27,088.[1] There is a tower to the north-east, above the town.

History

Pre-1948

A

Roman road ran nearby, with traces found close to the former village of al-Mujaydil.[2] This may indicate that the region was opened to intensive settlement during the Roman period.[2]

Prior to 1953, in the area where Migdal HaEmek was to be established, stood the former

depopulation.[8][9]

Migdal HaEmek (est. 1953)

See also:
Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries and Al-Mujaydil § 1948 and aftermath

Migdal HaEmek was established in 1953 as a

Jews from Arab countries, before becoming a development town. The original site of the ma'abara was west of the current site, at Shimron
hill.

In 1959, during the

Beer-Sheva, in Migdal HaEmek."[10]

The chief rabbi of the city is Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, who won the Israel Prize in 2004 for his social service work and outreach youth programs. Every year volunteers from Habonim Dror come to Migdal HaEmek to volunteer in the community.[citation needed]

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was all

Jewish
and "other" non-Arabs. There were 11,900 males and 12,200 females. More recently the
Jewish Agency
estimated Migdal HaEmek's population at 28,000, almost half foreign-born, from Russia, the Caucasus, Ethiopia, Morocco, Iraq and South America.

Education

According to CBS, there were 22 schools and 5,777 students in the city in 2001: 13 elementary schools (2,995 students), and 2 high schools (2,782 students). 47.8% of 12th grade students qualified for a matriculation certificate in 2001.

Economy

Many Israeli and global high tech companies are located in three industrial parks. Among the companies:

KLA-Tencor (inspection tools), CI Systems (electro-optical test systems, non contact temperature sensors and wet chemistry analyzers), Nilit (Nylon for textile industry and thermoplastics for industrial and commercial applications), Vishay Intertechnology
(discrete and passive semiconductors components), Enzymotec (functional lipids) and Flex (Electronics contract manufacturer).

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-88728-224-5
    .
  3. ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 187
  4. ^ Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 Archived 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9.
  5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5
    . Khalidi (1992), p.350
  6. ISBN 0745321208
    .
  7. ISBN 0745321208
    .
  8. New York Times
    25 May 2021.
  9. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6
    .
  10. ^ Jeremy Allouche, The Oriental Communities in Israel, 1948-2003, [1], p.35

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