Kiryat Malakhi
Kiryat Malakhi
קריית מלאכי | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat Malˀaki |
| • Also spelled | Kiryat Malachi (official) Qiryat Mal'akhi (unofficial) |
View of Kiryat Malakhi | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′45″N 34°44′46″E / 31.72917°N 34.74611°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eliyahu "Lalo" Zohar |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,632 dunams (4.632 km2 or 1.788 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 27,822 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.6% |
| • Arabs | 0.4% |
| Name meaning | City of Angels |
| Website | www.k-m.org.il |
Kiryat Malakhi (Hebrew: קריית מלאכי, lit. 'City of Angels') also spelled Kiryat Malahi, Kiryat Malachi, or Qiryat Mal'akhi, is a city in the Southern District of Israel, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Ashkelon. In 2022 it had a population of 25,705. Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams (~4.6 km2).