Atlit
עַתְלִית عتليت | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • unofficial | Atlith |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Athlit_South-East_2011.jpg) Atlit | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Israel_outline_haifa.png)  Atlit &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Israel_location_map_with_stripes.svg) Atlit | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′14″N 34°56′18″E / 32.68722°N 34.93833°E | |
| Grid position | formerly 144/234, now 144/232 PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Founded | 6900 BCE (Atlit Yam) 13th century(Oirat village) 19th century(Arab village)[1] 1903 (Jewish village settlement) 1948 (Israeli town) |
| Population (2022) | 10,929 |
Atlit (Hebrew: עַתְלִית, Arabic: عتليت) is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the Haifa District of Israel.
Off the coast of Atlit is a submerged Neolithic village. The town of Atlit is named after the nearby Crusader outpost and fortified town of Atlit, also known as Château Pèlerin, which although in ruins remained populated until 1948.
The town was established in 1903 under the auspices of Baron Edmond de Rothschild, approximately two kilometers south of the historical site which was then a small Palestinian village. The Atlit detainee camp is nearby, which was used by the British to intern Jewish refugees and is now a museum.[2] From 1950 until the unification of the municipalities in 2003, Atlit was a local council whose jurisdiction was 14,000 dunams. In 2022 the population was 10,929.[3]
- ^ "عتليت الأرض والذاكرة". 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Pre-State Israel: Atlit Immigration Camp". Jewish Virtual Library. 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.