Tirat Carmel
Tirat Carmel
טירת כרמל | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Ṭirat Karmell |
View of Tirat Carmel | |
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Tirat Carmel Location within Israel Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel (Israel) | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′N 34°58′E / 32.767°N 34.967°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dudu Cohen |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,601 dunams (5.601 km2; 2.163 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 31,896 |
| • Density | 5,695/km2 (14,750/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.2% |
| • Arabs | 0.8% |
| Website | www.tirat-carmel.muni.il |
Tirat Carmel (Hebrew: טירת כרמל), or Tirat HaCarmel, is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. Throughout the ages, the site of the modern city was controlled by many people, including the Romans, the Ottoman, and the British. The modern city was established on the site of the Palestinian Arab village of al-Tira. The town of Tirat Carmel was officially declared a city in 1992. In 2023 it had a population of 31,896.