Zikhron Ya'akov
Zikhron Ya'akov
זכרון יעקב | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Zichron Yaˁaqob |
| • Also spelled | Zichron Ya'aqov (official) Zichron Yaakov (unofficial) |
View of Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′15″N 34°57′06″E / 32.57083°N 34.95167°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Subdistrict | Hadera |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Eli Abutbul |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.129 km2 (12.405 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 24,145 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Jacob's Memorial |
| Website | www.zy1882.co.il |
Zikhron Ya'akov (Hebrew: זכרון יעקב, lit. 'Jacob's Memorial') often shortened to just Zikhron, is a town in northern Israel, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the city of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway (Highway 2).
It was one of the first Moshavot of Halutzim in the country, founded in 1882 by Romanian Jews, who in 1883 received support from Baron Edmond James de Rothschild and renamed their town in honor of his father, James Mayer de Rothschild ("James" being derived from the Hebrew name Ya'akov, Jacob). In 2022 it had a population of 24,145.