Rosh HaAyin

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
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Roˀš ha ʕayn
Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin
Coordinates: 32°05′44″N 34°57′24″E
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1500 BCE (Biblical Aphek)
70 BCE (Herodian city)
1949 (Israeli city)
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorShalom Ben Moshe
Area
 • Total24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total72,881
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Israel Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Name meaningFountainhead
Websitewww.rosh-haayin.muni.il

Demographics

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]



Religion in Rosh HaAyin[3]

  Jews (97.9%)
  Arab-Muslims (0%)
  Arab-Christians (0%)
  Druze (0%)
  Others (2.9%)

Notable people
Gal Gadot
  • Nadav Argaman (born 1960), former head of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency)
  • Gal Gadot (born 1985), actress, producer, model, and former Miss Israel
  • Benny Gantz (born 1959), former Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces; now a politician serving as Minister of Defense
  • Odelya Halevi (born 1989), actress
  • Yishai Levi (born 1963), singer

Twin towns – sister cities
  • Entrance of Rosh HaAyin city
  • A close look at Khalat-as-Sahrij
  • Hurvat Teena a Archaeological Site
  • Khibet Umm el-Hamam, a ruin on southern outskirts of Rosh Ha-Ayin, Israel.
  • A stone structure with water at Hurvat Teena
  • Rosh HaAyin Forest
  • Albom Synagogue at Rosh HaAyin, Petah Tikva (sub-district), Central District, Israel
  • Afek Tower in Rosh HaAyin.
  • A pavilion left over from the British military, (now, Yemenite Jewish heritage house).
  • Lake of Sounds, in Rosh HaAyin
  • Aerial view of Rosh HaAyin, (2017)
  • War Memorial in Rosh HaAyin
  • Seating benches near Rosh HaAyin Forest
  • Rosh HaAyin, the city of music. Square of Characters. (Israel Primo Sculpture)

References
  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-06-08.

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