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Kiryat Motzkin
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Kiryat Motzkin
Total population
39,600
Founded
1934
Demographic figures from Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Kiryat Motzkin is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8 kilometres north of the city center of Haifa. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2024 it had a population of 51,488. However, as of September 2024, the unofficial population count is 55,600, reflecting significant growth not yet captured in official statistics. The city is named after Leo Motzkin (1867-1933), one of the organizers of the First Zionist Congress in 1897. The mayor of the city is Tziki Tzvi Avisar.
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History
Kiryat Motzkin was founded in 1934, and by 1935 the first school was opened. In 1939, the town had a population of about 2,000 and 345 buildings. Kiryat Motzkin railway station was constructed by British Mandatory Palestine in 1937. In the Second World War, Kiryat Motzkin suffered from German\Italian air bombarding. It received local council status in 1940. During the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, an important battle took place near Kiryat Motzkin when the Haganah destroyed an Arab arms convoy and killed the commander of Arab forces in the process. This contributed to the Jewish victory in the Battle of Haifa.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,900
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6,104
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves5,932
- Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves4,708
- White-spectacled BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves4,529
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,472
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,146
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves4,085
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-0652 km NW of Tyre, Lebanon
- M 4.4 — 2023-02-2265 km NW of Tyre, Lebanon
- M 4.1 — 2023-02-07Dead Sea region
- M 3.7 — 2022-01-234 km ENE of Kafr Mi?r, Israel
- M 4.1 — 2022-01-224 km E of Taiyiba, Israel
- M 4.5 — 2020-02-0626 km W of Atlit, Israel
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Israel
- Shinabad630.8 mi away
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- Vara662.1 mi away
- Eslamabad-e Gharb665.4 mi away · pop. 97,000
- Arkvaz667.6 mi away · pop. 11,977
- Dal671.3 mi away
- Saqqez678.7 mi away · pop. 140,000
- Bazargan688.6 mi away · pop. 9,000
- Khamaneh698.8 mi away · pop. 3,056
- Shahindezh703.6 mi away · pop. 38,396
- Bisotun719.4 mi away · pop. 4,942
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Kiryat Motzkin
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library