Afula
Sign in to savethumb|right|The historic train station of Afula in 2006
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Place details
- Locality
- עפולה
- Region
- מחוז הצפון
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 44,930
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Afula
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Coat of arms of Afula.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Coat of arms
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Israel jezreel#Israel
- Settlement.grid_name
- Grid position
- Settlement.grid_position
- 177/224 PAL
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northern
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1900 BCE (Canaanite settlement)7th century (Samaritan town)14th century (Arab village)1925–present (Jewish village/city)
Key dates
- Inception
- 1925
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- العفولة
- Country
- Mandatory Palestine
- Population
- +51700
- Area
- +26.909
- Elevation
- +60
- Official website
- govextra.gov.il/moia/afula-lang/afula-en
- Image
- Afula city hall.jpg
Article
25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Bronze Age to Byzantine period
- Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk periods
- Late Ottoman period
- First World War
- British Mandate
- Jewish Afula (est. 1925)
- State of Israel
- Railroad (1948-49; 2010s)
- Terror attacks (1990s-2000s)
- 2006 Lebanon War
- Recent development plans
- "Afula as a Jewish-only city" grassroots campaigns
- Demographics
- Climate
- Economy
- Education and culture
- Health care
- Sports
- Twin towns
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|The historic train station of Afula in 2006
Afula () is a city in the Northern District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. In the city had a population of 64,452.