Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin
רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן روش هاعين | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Roˀš ha ʕayn |
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  Rosh HaAyin  Rosh HaAyin | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′44″N 34°57′24″E / 32.09556°N 34.95667°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1500 BCE (Biblical Aphek) 70 BCE (Herodian city) 1949 (Israeli city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Shalom Ben Moshe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 72,881 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Name meaning | Fountainhead |
| Website | www |
Rosh HaAyin (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן, lit. '"fountainhead"', Hebrew pronunciation: [ˌʁoʃ (h)aˈ(ʔ)ajin], Arabic: روش هاعين) is a city in the Central District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek (Migdal Tzedek). In 2024, it had a population of 79,023.[1]
Demographics
[change | change source]According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2018, the ethnic make-up of the city was 97.9% Jewish, with a predominant number of young people below the age of 19. The population growth rate was 9.7% at the end of 2019.[2]
Notable people
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- Nadav Argaman (born 1960), former head of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency)
- Gal Gadot (born 1985), actress, producer, model, and former Miss Israel
- Benny Gantz (born 1959), former Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces; now a politician serving as Minister of Defense
- Odelya Halevi (born 1989), actress
- Yishai Levi (born 1963), singer
Twin towns – sister cities
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Kiryat Bialik, Israel- Hurfeish, Israel
New Orleans, United States- Birmingham, United States
Prague 1, Czech Republic
Odesa, Ukraine
Vanves, France
Cixi, China
Gallery
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Entrance of Rosh HaAyin city
A close look at Khalat-as-Sahrij
Hurvat Teena a Archaeological Site
Khibet Umm el-Hamam, a ruin on southern outskirts of Rosh Ha-Ayin, Israel.
A stone structure with water at Hurvat Teena
Albom Synagogue at Rosh HaAyin, Petah Tikva (sub-district), Central District, Israel
Afek Tower in Rosh HaAyin.
A pavilion left over from the British military, (now, Yemenite Jewish heritage house).
Lake of Sounds, in Rosh HaAyin
Aerial view of Rosh HaAyin, (2017)
War Memorial in Rosh HaAyin
Seating benches near Rosh HaAyin Forest
Rosh HaAyin, the city of music. Square of Characters. (Israel Primo Sculpture)
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ↑ "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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