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Kiryat Shmona
  • קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה
  • كريات شمونه
City (from 1975)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Kiryat Šmona
 • Also spelledKiryat Shemona (official)
Official logo of Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is located in Northeast Israel
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is located in Israel
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona
Coordinates: 33°12′27″N 35°34′11″E / 33.20750°N 35.56972°E / 33.20750; 35.56972
CountryKiryat Shmona Israel
DistrictNorthern
FoundedMay 1949
Government
 • MayorAvihay Shtern
Area
 • Total9,960 dunams (9.96 km2 or 3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total22,492
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Postal code
12100
Name meaningTown of Eight

Kiryat Shmona (Hebrew: קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה, lit. Town of the Eight) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 in the Battle of Tel Hai.

In 2022 it had a population of 22,492,[1] the majority of whom are Jews, particularly of Moroccan descent. Located near the Israel–Lebanon border, Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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