Daliyat al-Karmel
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Daliyat al-Karmel | |
Hebrew | דאלית אל-כרמל |
Arabic | دالية الكرمل |
Government | Local council (from 1951) |
District | North |
Population | 13,500 (2003) |
Jurisdiction | 9,000 dunams (9 km²) |
Daliyat al-Karmel was a Druze town in the North District of Israel, about 20 km southeast of Haifa.
It received the status of a local council in 1951.
The area of Daliyat al-Karmel was 9,000 dunams (9 km²), and its population in September 2003 was 13,500.
In 2003, Daliyat al-Karmel was merged with nearby Isfiya to create Carmel City.
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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 |