Kiryat Malakhi Explained

Kiryat Malachi
Settlement Type:City (from 1998)
Translit Lang1:Hebrew
Translit Lang1 Type1:ISO 259
Translit Lang1 Info1:Qiryat Malˀaki
Translit Lang1 Type3:Also spelled
Image Blank Emblem:Kiryat Malachi COA.png
Blank Emblem Type:Emblem of Kiryat Malakhi
Pushpin Map:Israel ashkelon#Israel
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:31.7292°N 34.7461°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Israel
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Southern
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1951
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Eliyahu "Lalo" Zohar
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Total:25,705
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Name meaning
Blank Info Sec1:City of Angels

Kiryat Malachi (Hebrew: קריית מלאכי,[1] also spelled Kiryat Malahi, Kiryat Malakhi, or Qiryat Mal'akhi) is a city in the Southern District of Israel, 17km (11miles) from the city of Ashkelon. In it had a population of . Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams (~4.6 km2).

History

Kiryat Malachi, literally "City of Angels" in Hebrew, was established in 1951 as a ma'abara ('temporary residential'), to house the masses of Jewish immigrants who have arrived during the early years of the newly established State of Israel, many of them part of the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries. The name was chosen to honor the Jewish community of Los Angeles, which contributed much of the funding for its establishment.[2] It has been one of several development towns of the Negev, at that time being.

Moshe Katsav, later Israel's 8th president, was elected mayor in 1969, at the age of 24. His younger brother Lior Katsav has also been a mayor of Kiryat Malachi; whilst Yosef Vanunu held the post from 1981 until the 1990s. The current mayor is Eliyahu "Lalo" Zohar.[3]

On 15 November 2012 missile attacks were launched by Palestinian militant groups from the Gaza Strip as a response to Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense. These attacks resulted in the deaths of three residents of the city.[4]

Demographics

The arrival of new immigrants from the former Soviet Union as well as from Ethiopia in a few previous decades, has increased the population of Kiryat Malachi by 40 percent. Some 22,000 people now reside in the city.[5] In January 2012, Israeli television publicized a case of a seller in the municipality creating a restrictive covenant barring the sale or lease of property to Ethiopian Jews. The case led to public outcry and demonstrations of hundreds of people, and caused the Association for Civil Rights in Israel to call on the Registrar of Real Estate to revoke the licence of real estate agents who practice such discrimination.[6]

Sports

There is a 1,000-seat football (soccer) stadium named Teddy Arena, being held as the home-grounds for the local association club of Maccabi Kiryat Malachi.

Transportation

The city's main transportation hub is the Malachi Junction (also known as Qastina).

Education

According to CBS, there are 15 schools and 4,909 students in the city. They are spread out as 10 elementary schools and 2,867 elementary school students, and 2 high schools and 2,042 high school students.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel. Kiryat Malachi is twinned with:

Notes and References

  1. https://k-m.org.il
  2. Web site: The Boy Next Door. The Jerusalem Post. Derfner, Larry. 2006-10-19. 2008-10-20.
  3. Web site: KKL-JNF Celebrates World Environment Day . . 2008-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070701175014/http://www.kkl.org.il/kkl/english/main_subject/environmental_quality/kkl-jnf%20celebrates%20world%20environment%20day.x . 2007-07-01 .
  4. Web site: 3 Israeli Civilians Killed in Gaza Rocket Attack on Kiryat Malachi, Baby Critically Injured (GRAPHIC PHOTOS).
  5. Web site: Overseas Supplemental Giving/IEF. United Jewish Communities. 2008-10-20. 2007-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070521204851/http://www.ujc.org/page.html?ArticleID=28278. dead.
  6. News: Forward . Echoes of U.S. Racism in Israel. Leonard . Fein . January 29, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Orașe Înfrățite. Piatra Neamț. ro. 2022-03-25.
  8. Web site: Piatra Neamţ - Twin Towns. © 2007-2008 piatra-neamt.net. 2009-09-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091116145101/http://www.piatra-neamt.net/en/twin_towns.php. 2009-11-16.
  9. Web site: Villes jumelles. villederueil.fr. Rueil-Malmaison. fr. 2019-11-20.
  10. https://www.villederueil.fr/fr/kiryat-malakhi-israel
  11. Web site: zh:格尔木市戮力打造丝路开放新高地 . http://wknzy.com/html/info100517327.html . Haixi Prefecture Science and Technology Bureau . 26 July 2018 . 11 April 2017.