El'ad
אלעד | |
|---|---|
City (from 2008) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | ʔelˁad |
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 Coat of arms | |
  El'ad  El'ad | |
| Coordinates: 32°3′8″N 34°57′4″E / 32.05222°N 34.95111°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ye'uda Butbul (Shas) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,756 dunams (2.756 km2 or 1.064 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,487 |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 100% |
| Website | http://www.elad.muni.il |
El'ad, (Hebrew: אלעד), is a city in the Central District of Israel. In the 1990s, it was built for a Haredi Jewish population and to a lesser extent, it was also built for a Religious Zionist Jewish population. Located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Tel Aviv on Route 444 between Rosh HaAyin and Shoham, it had a population of 49,487 in 2022.[1] El'ad is the only locality in Israel officially designated a religious municipality. The name El'ad means "Forever God", but it is also named after a member of the tribe of Ephraim, who lived in this area (1 Chronicles 7:21).[2]
- ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.6, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)