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Katzir-Harish
Katzir-Harish is located in Israel
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Katzir-Harish
District Haifa
Government Local council
Hebrew קָצִיר-חָרִישׁ
Name meaning Harvest (katzir)-plowing (harish)
Population 3,900 (2006)
Area 9736 dunams (9.736 km2; 3.759 sq mi)
Founded in 1993
Coordinates 32°29′21.65″N 35°6′28.35″E / 32.4893472°N 35.107875°E / 32.4893472; 35.107875Coordinates: 32°29′21.65″N 35°6′28.35″E / 32.4893472°N 35.107875°E / 32.4893472; 35.107875

Katzir-Harish (Hebrew: קָצִיר-חָרִישׁ‎) is a town (local council) in the Haifa District of Israel. It is an agglomeration of the villages Katzir, Harish and Mitzpe Ilan, near Umm al-Fahm in the Wadi Ara region. At the end of 2006, the town's population was 3,900.[1] Its jurisdiction is 9,736 dunams.[2]

History[]

Harish was founded by Nahal in 1982 and converted into a kibbutz in 1985. Katzir was founded by the Farmers Union of Israel. The villages were merged in 1993.[3]

Master plan[]

The master plan of Harish was prepared by the architecture firm Mansfeld-Kehat Architects. The plan calls for the expansion of Harish to Highway 60 in the north, and Baqa-Jatt in the south.[4]

References[]

  1. "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007-12-31. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-01. 
  2. "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Katzir-Harish". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/626_1247.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-01.  (Hebrew)
  3. HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel. Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. pp. p. 840. ISBN 965-448-413-7.  (Hebrew)
  4. "Harish Master Plan, 2007". Mansfer-Kehat Architects. http://www.mansfeld-kehat.co.il/len/agalleries%20preview/c4462.php. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 

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