Ma'alot-Tarshiha
Ma'alot-Tarshiha (Hebrew: מַעֲלוֹת-תַּרְשִׁיחָא; Arabic: ترشيحا, Taršīḥā) is a city in the North District in Israel, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Nahariya, and about 600 metres (1,969 feet) above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot, creating a unique type of Israeli mixed city.
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
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City (from 1996) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Maˁlot Taršiḥaˀ |
| • Translit. | Maʻalot-Tarshiḥa |
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coat of arms | |
Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| Coordinates: 33°1′0″N 35°16′15″E | |
| Grid position | 175/268 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arkady Pomeranets |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,220 dunams (9.22 km2 or 3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 22,315 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Teir Shiha: Teir, a fortress. Shih is a fragrant herb. |
| Website | http://www.maltar.org.il/English/Pages/default.aspx |
As of 2021, the city had a population of 22,315.
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