Caesarea (modern town)
Caesarea
קֵיסָרְיָה قيساريّة | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • standard | Keisarya |
| • official | Qesarya |
| Coordinates: 32°30′10″N 34°54′20″E / 32.50278°N 34.90556°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Founded | 30 BCE (Herodian city) 1101 (Crusader castle) 1884 (Bosniak village) 1952 (Israeli town) |
Area | 35,000 dunams (35 km2 or 14 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 5,997 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Caesarea (/ˌsɛzəˈriːə, ˌsɛs-, ˌsiːz-/ SE(E)Z-ə-REE-ə, SESS-; Arabic: قيساريّة, Hebrew: קֵיסָרְיָה, romanized: Qēsarya, pronounced [keiˈsaʁja]), also transliterated as Keisarya or Qaysaria, 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 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, it is the only Israeli locality managed by a private organization, the Caesarea Development Corporation, and also one of the most populous localities not recognized as a local council.