Karmiel
Karmiel
כרמיאל | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Karmiˀel |
| • Translit. | Karmi'el |
| • Also spelled | Carmiel (unofficial) |
View of Karmiel | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Karmiel Karmiel | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′49″N 35°17′46″E / 32.91361°N 35.29611°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Moshe Kuninski |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,188 dunams (19.188 km2; 7.409 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 48,675 |
| • Density | 2,536.7/km2 (6,570.1/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 95.8% |
| • Arabs | 4.2% |
| Name meaning | God's vineyards |
| Website | www.karmiel.muni.il |
Karmiel (Hebrew: כרמיאל) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre–Safed road, 32 kilometres (20 miles) from Safed and 20 km (12 miles) from Ma'alot-Tarshiha and 20 km (12 mi) from Acre. In 2023 Karmiel had a population of 48,675.