Binyamina-Giv'at Ada
| Binyamina-Giv'at Ada | |
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| Ebreu transcription(s) | |
| - Ebreu | בנימינה-גבעת עדה |
| - ISO 259 | Binyamína - Gibˁat ʕada |
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  Binyamina-Giv'at Ada
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| Coordinates: 32°31′20″N 34°56′42″E / 32.52222°N 34.945°E | |
| Destrict | Haifa |
| Foondit | 2003 - merger |
| Govrenment | |
| - Heid o Municipality | Ori Disatnik |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 25,718 dunams (25.7 km2 / 9.9 sq mi) |
| Indwallers | |
| - Tot | 10,200 |
Binyamina-Giv'at Ada (Ebreu: בִּנְיָמִינָה) is a toun in the Haifa Destrict o Israel. It is the result o the 2003 merger atween the twa local cooncils o Binyamina an Giv'at Ada. Accordin tae the Israel Central Bureau o Statistics (CBS), the population o Binyamina-Giv'at Ada wis 12,000 at the end o 2009.[1] Prior tae the merger, the population o Binyamina wis 6,600.
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History [edit]
Binyamina [edit]
Binyamina wis foondit in 1922 an named efter the Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild. Accordin tae the Jewish National Fund, Binyamina wis foondit on PICA land bi members o the Third Aliyah. The oreeginal economy o the veelage wis citrus-based. In 1947, Binyamina haed a population o 2000.[2]
Givat Ada [edit]
Givat Ada, named for Baron Edmond James de Rothschild's 's wife Adelaid (Ada), wis established in 1903 bi aicht families frae Zichron Ya'akov.[3] Givat Ada wis established as an agricultural settlement. The main fermin branches wur field crops an vegetables, an later, grapes.[3]
Economy [edit]
The Tishbi Winery, foondit bi Jonathan Tishbi, wis established in Binyamina in 1985. The winery nou produces ane million bottles annually.[4] Plans hae been drawn up tae build a Template:Convert/LoffAoffDbSonNa wine pairk on the slopes atween Binyamina an Zichron Ya'akov tae promote wine tourism in Israel.[5]
Transport [edit]
The busy Israel Railways Binyamina Railway Station is the last stop on the Binyamina-Tel Aviv suburban line an a transfer point on the Tel Aviv-Haifa interceety line which makes it a transportation hub for the aurie. A direct non-stop train frae Binyamina reaches Tel Aviv or Haifa in 30 minutes.
Notable residents [edit]
Binyamina is the birthplace o the Israeli sangwriter Ehud Manor,[6] an is referenced in a number o his sangs. It is an aa the birthplace o umwhile Israeli Prime Meenister Ehud Olmert.
Sister ceeties [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ CBS statistics
- ↑ Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press, 24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Women on the Map
- ↑ Wine and Spirits / Family fortune
- ↑ Israel seeks to become wine tourism destination. Globes (2008-01-17). Retrieved on 17 Januar 2008. .
- ↑ Ha'aretz Online: Thousands attend funeral of lyricist. Retrieved on 26 Mairch 2009. .
- ↑ Choose your family, Haaretz
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