Zikhron Ya'akov

Zikhron Ya'akov
Ebreu transcription(s)
- Ebreu	זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב
- ISO 259	Zikron Yaˁqob
HaMeyasdim Street in Zikhron Ya'akov
Emblem of Zikhron Ya'akov
Zikhron Ya'akov
Coordinates: 32°34′15″N 34°57′06″E
Destrict	Haifa
Foondit	1882
Govrenment
- Heid o Municipality	Eli Abutbul
Aurie
- Tot	32,129 dunams (32.1 km2 / 12.4 sq mi)
Indwallers (2009)
- Tot	18,719
Name meaning	Jacob's Memorial

Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue

Zikhron Ya'akov (Ebreu: זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב‎‎, lit. "Jacob's Memorial"; aften shortened tae juist Zikhron) is a toun in Israel, 35 kilometres (22 mi) sooth o Haifa, an pairt o the Haifa Destrict. It is locatit at the soothren end o the Carmel muntain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal heich-gate (Heich-gate 2). It wis ane o the first Jewish dounsets o Halutzim in the kintra, foondit in 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild an namit in honor o his faither.

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• Places To Visit in Zikhron Ya'akov (Inglis)
• Photos of Restoration of Historic Zikhron Ya'aqov Project
• Photo gallery by Benny Rochwerger