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°ECoordinates: 32°29′21.65″N 35°6′28.35″E / 32.4893472°N 35.107875°E |
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[]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "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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