Katzir-Harish
Katzir-Harish (Hebrew: קָצִיר-חָרִישׁ) is a toun (local cooncil) in the Haifa Destrict o Israel. It is an agglomeration o the veelages Katzir, Harish an Mitzpe Ilan, near Umm al-Fahm in the Wadi Ara region. At the end o 2006, the toun's population wis 3,900.[1] Its jurisdiction is 9,736 dunams.[2]
Katzir-Harish
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qaçir - Ḥariš |
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  Katzir-Harish | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′21.65″N 35°6′28.35″E / 32.4893472°N 35.1078750°ECoordinates: 32°29′21.65″N 35°6′28.35″E / 32.4893472°N 35.1078750°E | |
| Destrict |  Haifa |
| Foondit | 1993 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Local cooncil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.736 km2 (3.759 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,900 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Name meanin | Harvest (katzir)-plowin (harish) |
History
eeditHarish wis foondit bi Nahal in 1982 an convertit intae a kibbutz in 1985. Katzir wis foondit bi the Fermers Union o Israel. The veelages wur mergit in 1993.[3] The maister plan o Harish wis prepared bi the airchitectur firm Mansfeld-Kehat Architects. The plan caws for the expansion o Harish tae Heich-gate 65 in the north, an Baqa-Jatt in the sooth.[4]
Initially Harish wis enveesioned as a Haredi ceety afferin law-cost hoosin tae this sector.[5] In 2012, a secular buyers group organized tae bid on lots zoned for 400 housing units thare.[6]
References
eedit- ↑ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ↑ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Katzir-Harish" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 August 2008. (in Ebreu)
- ↑ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel. Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 840. ISBN 965-448-413-7. (in Ebreu)
- ↑ "Harish Master Plan, 2007". Mansfer-Kehat Architects. Archived frae the original on 25 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/a-haredi-city-on-the-horizon-1.373785
- ↑ Secular Israelis make move on new city Harish