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Place details

Locality
אור עקיבא
Region
מחוז חיפה
Country
ישראל
Population
18,972
Timezone
Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Country
Israel
District
Haifa
Subdistrict
Hadera
Type
Mayor–council
Body
Municipality of Or Akiva
Mayor
Simha Yosifov ( Likud )
Total
3,539 dunams (3.539 km ; 1.366 sq mi)
Density
7,325/km (18,970/sq mi)
Jews and others
99.5%
Arabs
0.5%
Time zone
UTC+2 ( IST )
Summer dst
UTC+3 ( IDT )
Name meaning
Light of Akiva
Website
oraqiva.muni.il

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city council
Country
Israel
Population
18200
Area
3.539
Elevation
16
Image
Israel by Jim Greenhill 100526-A-3715G-0961 (4643198024).jpg
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twinned administrative body
Miami
Commons category
Or Akiva
inception
1951-01-01
category of associated people
Category:People from Or Akiva
P12749
Vercelli
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Encyclopedic overview

Or Akiva (Hebrew: אור עקיבא, lit. 'Light of Akiva') is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, on the country's coastal plain. It is located inland from the ancient port city of Caesarea and the Mediterranean Sea, and to the north of the city of Hadera. It is 39 kilometres (24 miles) south of Haifa and 48 km (30 mi) north of Tel Aviv. In 2024 it had a population of 25,922.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Or Akiva” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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