Kiryat Bialik
קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Qiryat Byáˀliq (Bialik) |
Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°05′E / 32.833°N 35.083°E | |
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Founded | 1934 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eli Dukorsky |
Area | |
• Total | 8,178 dunams (8.178 km2 or 3.158 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 44,620 |
• Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Bialik Town |
Website | www |
Kiryat Bialik (Hebrew: קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. The city was established on July 18, 1934, during the Fifth Aliyah, and was initially called 'German Immigrants' Neighborhood'. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In 2022 it had a population of 44,620.[1]
The city was named after the poet Hayim Nahman Bialik.