Carmel City
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| Carmel City | |
| Hebrew | עיר כרמל |
| (Standard) | Ir Karmel |
| Founded in | 2003 |
| Government | City |
| District | Haifa |
| Population | 23,600 (2004) |
| Jurisdiction | dunams |
| Mayor | Dr. Akram Hasson |
Carmel City (Hebrew: עיר כרמל Ir Karmel) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, located around Mount Carmel. Upon its founding, it was known as Daliyat al-Karmel-Isfiya. Carmel City's first and as of 2006 only mayor is Dr. Akram Hasson.
It was founded in 2003 as a result of the merger of the Druze towns Daliyat al-Karmel and Isfiya.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Carmel City's population at the end of 2004 was 23,600.
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| Cities | Baqa-Jat | Carmel City | Hadera | Haifa | Kiryat Atta | Kiryat Bialik | Kiryat Motzkin | Kiryat Yam | Nesher | Or Akiva | Tirat Karmel | Umm al-Fahm |  |
| Local councils | Ar'ara | Binyamina-Giv'at Ada | Jisr az-Zarqa | Kfar Qara | Ma'ale Iron | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | Fureidis | Kiryat Tiv'on | Rekhasim | Zikhron Ya'aqov | |
| Regional councils | Alona | Hof Karmel | Menashe | Zevulun | |
| Israeli municipality merger of 2003 | |
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| New municipalities: Baqa-Jat | Binyamina-Giv'at Ada | Carmel City | Kokhav Ya'ir | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut | Shagor | Tzoran-Kadima | Yehud-Monosson | |
| Old municipalities: Baqa al-Gharbiyye | Bi'ina | Binyamina | Daliyat al-Karmel | Deir al-Asad | Giv'at Ada | Isfiya | Jat | Kadima | Maccabim-Re'ut | Majd al-Krum | Modi'in | Neve Monosson | Tzoran | Tzur Yigal | Yehud | |
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