Caesarea (modern town)

Caesarea
קֵיסָרְיָה
قيساريّة
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • standardKeisarya
 • officialQesarya
Caesarea is located in Haifa region of Israel
Caesarea
Caesarea
Caesarea is located in Israel
Caesarea
Caesarea
Coordinates: 32°30′10″N 34°54′20″E / 32.50278°N 34.90556°E / 32.50278; 34.90556
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilHof HaCarmel
Founded30 BCE (Herodian city)
1101 (Crusader castle)
1884 (Bosniak village)
1952 (Israeli town)
Area
35,000 dunams (35 km2 or 14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
5,997
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)

Caesarea (/ˌsɛzəˈrə, ˌsɛs-, ˌsz-/ SE(E)Z-ə-REE-ə, SESS-; Arabic: قيساريّة, Hebrew: קֵיסָרְיָה, romanizedQēsarya, pronounced [keiˈsaʁja]), also transliterated as Keisarya or Qaysaria,[2] is an affluent resort town in north-central Israel, which was named after the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima situated 1–2 kilometres (0.62–1.24 mi) to the south[2] in the adjacent Caesarea National Park.

Located midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa on the coastal plain near the city of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. With a population of 5,997,[1] it is the only Israeli locality managed by a private organization, the Caesarea Development Corporation,[3] and also one of the most populous localities not recognized as a local council.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Caesarea". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. HarperCollins. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ "About the CDC". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.