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Rosh HaAyin (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן, lit. '"fountainhead"', Hebrew pronunciation: [ˌʁoʃ (h)aˈ(ʔ)ajin], Arabic: روش هاعين) is a city in the Central District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek (Migdal Tzedek). In 2017, it had a population of 50,453.[1]
Rosh HaAyin
רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן روش هاعين | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Roˀš ha ʕayn |
Coordinates: 32°05′44″N 34°57′24″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Founded | 1500 BCE (Biblical Aphek) 70 BCE (Herodian city) 1949 (Israeli city) |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Shalom Ben Moshe |
Area | |
• Total | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 72,881 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
Name meaning | Fountainhead |
Website | www |
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2018, the ethnic make-up of the city was 97.9% Jewish, with a predominant number of young people below the age of 19. The population growth rate was 9.7% at the end of 2019.[2]
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