Kiryat Shmona

Kiryat Shmona קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה‎ قريات شمونه
City (from 1975)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Kiryat Šmona
• Also spelled	Kiryat Shemona (official)
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Coordinates: 33°12′27″N 35°34′11″E / 33.20750°N 35.56972°E / 33.20750; 35.56972
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Founded	May 1949
Government
• Mayor	Avihay Shtern
Area
• Total	9,960 dunams (9.96 km2 or 3.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	22,492
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Ethnicity [1]
• Jews and others	96.7%
• Arabs	3.3%
Postal code	12100
Name meaning	Town of Eight

Kiryat Shmona (Hebrew: קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה, lit. Town of the Eight) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight Jews, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 in the Battle of Tel Hai.

In 2022 it had a population of 22,492,^[1] the majority of whom are Jews, particularly of Moroccan descent. Located near the Israel–Lebanon border, Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city.