Kiryat Malakhi
The "Scots" that wis uised in this airticle wis written bi a body that haesna a guid grip on the leid. Please mak this airticle mair better gin ye can. (Dizember 2020) |
Kiryat Malakhi (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי, Qiryat Malakhi or Kiryat Malachi an aw) is a ceity cooncil-govrened municipality in Israel's Soothren Destrict, 17 kilometres (11 mi) frae Ashkelon. In 2015 it haed a population o 21,551. Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams (~4.6 km²). Moshe Katsav, the aicht Preses o Israel, wis a past mayor o Kiryat Malakhi.
Kiryat Mal'akhi
| |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat Malˀaki |
| • Forby spelt | Qiryat Mal'akhi (offeecial) Kiryat Malachi (unoffeecial) |
 | |
 Emblem o Kiryat Malakhi | |
  Kiryat Mal'akhi | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′N 34°44′E / 31.733°N 34.733°ECoordinates: 31°44′N 34°44′E / 31.733°N 34.733°E | |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Ceety (frae 1998) |
| • Mayor | Eliyahu Zohar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.632 km2 (1.788 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,551 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Name meanin | Ceity o Angels |
History
eeditKiryat Malakhi, literally "Ceity o Angels", wis established in 1951 as a ma'abara, or tent ceity, tae hoose the masses o Jewish immigrants who arrived durin the early days o the state, mony o them pairt o the Jewish exodus frae Arab lands. The name wis chosen tae honor the Jewish community o Los Angeles, Californie, which contributit hintle o the fundin for its establishment.[2] It later became ane o several development touns in the Negev.
Moshe Katsav wis electit mayor in 1969 at the age o 24. His younger brither, Lior Katsav, wis mayor o Kiryat Malakhi an aw, whilst Yosef Vanunu held the post frae 1981 till the 1990s. The current mayor is Motti Malka.[3]
Demographics
eeditThe arrival o new immigrants frae the umwhile Soviet Union an frae Ethiopie in recent years haes increased the population o Kiryat Malakhi bi 40 percent. Some 22,000 fowk nou live in the ceity.[4]
Income
eeditAccordin tae CBS figures for 2000, there wur 5,692 salaried wirkers an 458 sel-employed fowk in Kiryat Malakhi. The mean monthly wage for a salaried wirker wis 3,513 shekels, a real chynge o -3.4% ower the course o 2000. Salaried men earned an average o 4,558 shekels (a real chynge o -3.1%) compared tae 2,405 shekels for females (a real chynge o -4.9%). The mean income for the sel-employed wis 5,471. There wur 472 fowk receivin unemployment benefits an 3,301 fowk eligible for income supplements.
There is a 1000 seatit fitbaa stadium named "Teddy Arena". The club Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi plays there.
Transportation
eeditKiryat Malakhi's main transportation hub is Malakhi Junction (kent as Qastina an aw, efter the pre-state Arab veelage that wis locatit here).
Education
eeditAccordin tae CBS, there are 15 schuils an 4,909 students in the ceity. They are spread oot as 10 elementary schuils an 2,867 elementary schuil students, an 9 heich schuils an 2,042 heich schuil students. 47.9% o 12t grade students wur entitled tae a matriculation certificate in 2001.
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns - sister ceities
eeditKiryat Malakhi is twinned wi:
References
eedit- Notes
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Derfner, Larry (19 October 2006). "The Boy Next Door". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ↑ "KKL-JNF Celebrates World Environment Day". Jewish National Fund. Archived frae the original on 1 Julie 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ↑ "Overseas Supplemental Giving/IEF". United Jewish Communities. Archived frae the original on 21 Mey 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ↑ "Piatra Neamţ - Twin Towns". © 2007-2008 Piatra-Neamt.net. Archived frae the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009. freemit airtin in
|publisher=(help)
Freemit airtins
eedit- Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Ebreu)
 | This Israel-relatit airticle is a stub. Ye can help Wikipaedia bi expandin it. |