Kiryat Gat

Kiryat Gat
קִרְיַת גַּת‎
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Qiryat Gatt
Flag of Kiryat Gat
Flag
Official logo of Kiryat Gat
Coat of arms
Kiryat Gat is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat
Location of Kiryat Gat in Israel
Kiryat Gat is located in Israel
Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat (Israel)
Coordinates: 31°36′22″N 34°46′18″E / 31.60611°N 34.77167°E / 31.60611; 34.77167
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
Founded1954
Government
 • MayorKfir Swisa[1]
Area
 • Total
17,102 dunams (17.102 km2 or 6.603 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
62,091
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Ethnicity
[2]
 • Jews and others64,338
 • Arabs100
Websitewww.qiryat-gat.muni.il

Kiryat Gat, also spelled Qiryat Gat (Hebrew: קִרְיַת גַּת), is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies 56 km (35 miles) south of Tel Aviv, 43 km (27 mi) north of Beersheba, and 68 km (42 mi) west southwest of Jerusalem. In 2022 it had a population of 64,437.[2] The city hosts one of the most advanced semiconductor fabrication plants in the world, Intel's Fab 28 plant producing 7 nm process chips.

Etymology

Kiryat Gat is named for Gath, one of the five major cities of the Philistines. In Hebrew, "gat" means "winepress". In the 1950s, archaeologists found ruins at a nearby tell (Tel Erani) which were mistaken for the Philistine city of Gath. The location most favored for Gath now is Tel es-Safi, thirteen kilometers (8.1 miles) to the northeast.[3]

History

Historical setting of Kiryat Gat

Kiryat Gat was founded in 1954, initially as a ma'abara. The following year it was established as a development town by 18 families from Morocco.[4] It was founded just west of the ruins of the Palestinian Arab village of Iraq al-Manshiyya The former location of Iraq al-Manshiyya is now within the built-up area of Kiryat Gat.[5] By 1992, Kiryat Gat had grown and spread also onto the land that formerly belonged to the village of Al-Faluja.[6]

The population of Kiryat Gat rose from 4,400 inhabitants in 1958 to 17,000 in 1969, mostly Jewish immigrants from North Africa. The economy was initially based on processing the agricultural produce of the Lachish region, such as cotton and wool. In December 1972, Kiryat Gat's municipal status was upgraded and it became Israel's 31st city.[7]

Aerial view of Kiryat Gat

During the 1990s, the mass immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel brought many new residents to the town and its population grew to 42,500 by 1995.[8] The development of the Rabin industrial zone on the eastern edge of the city, and the opening of Highway 6 further improved the economy of the city.

Demographics

In 2012, the ethnic makeup of the city was 93.8 percent Jewish.[9] In its early years, Kiryat Gat was populated mainly by Jews of Sephardi/Mizrahi origin. Since the mass immigration of Soviet Jews, approximately one third of the inhabitants hail from the former Soviet Union.[10]

Economy

The HP, Intel, and Micron production plants in Kiryat Gat

The Polgat textile factory was the main employer in the town until it closed in the 1990s. In 1999, Intel opened a chip fabrication plant, known as Fab 18, to produce Pentium 4 chips and flash memories. Intel received a grant of $525 million from the Israeli government to build the plant. In February 2006, the cornerstone was laid for Intel's second Kiryat Gat plant, Fab 28. Despite this, Kiryat Gat has one of Israel's highest unemployment rates.[10][11] In 2021, Intel announced a $10 billion investment in new manufacturing in Kiryat Gat.[12]

The headquarters and small-arms (guns) manufacturing facility of Israeli Weapons Industries is now located in Kiryat Gat.[13]

Transportation

Kiryat Gat is served by the Kiryat Gat Railway Station on the Tel Aviv - Be'er Sheva inter-city line of Israel Railways. Kiryat Gat is situated between two major highways, Highway 40 to the west of the town and Highway 6.

Education

Kiryat Gat has 25 schools with an enrollment of 10,676. Of these schools, 18 are elementary schools with a student population of 5,498, and 13 are high schools with a student population of 5,178. In 2001, 54.7% of Kiryat Gat's 12th grade students graduated with a matriculation certificate. Kiryat Gat has a Pedagogic Center, science centers, a computerized library and a center devoted to industry, art and technology.[4] In 2012, a high school student from Kiryat Gat won first prize in the First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics competition.[14]

View of Kiryat Gat's industrial area from Tel Erani

Twin towns — sister cities

Kiryat Gat is twinned with:

Notable people

  • Adi Nes (born 1966), photographer
  • Miri Regev (born 1965), politician and a former Brigadier General. She is a member of the Cabinet as the Minister of Culture and Sport from 2015–2020 and the Minister of Transportation since 2020[18][19]
  • Miki Zohar (born 1980), politician. He is a former member of the Kiryat Gat City Council, a member of Knesset from 2015 to 2023, and a member of Cabinet as the Minister of Culture and Sport since 2022.[20]
  • Ninet Tayeb (born 1983), singer and actress

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ultra-Orthodox retake Beit Shemesh, former Haifa mayor Yona Yahav returns to office". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ Horton Harris (2011). "The location of Ziklag: a review of the candidate sites, based on Biblical, topographical and archaeological evidence". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 143 (2): 119–133. doi:10.1179/003103211x12971861556954. S2CID 162186999.
  4. ^ a b "Partnership 2000, Kiryat Gat". Jewish United Fund. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  5. ^ Sheet Hebron of 100,000 topological map series, Survey of Israel, 1956.
  6. ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 97
  7. ^ Ed. Cecil Roth, ed. (1997). "Kiryat Gat". Encyclopaedia Judaica (CD-ROM Edition Version 1.0). Keter Publishing House. ISBN 965-07-0665-8.
  8. ^ "Kiryat Gat- Municipality Profile" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  9. ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2012, Publication No. 1573. Kiryat Gat" הרשויות המקומיות בישראל 2012, פרסום מס' 1573. קריית גת (PDF) (in Hebrew). הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  10. ^ a b Rosenthal, Donna (2003). The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land. New York: Free Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-684-86973-X.
  11. ^ Gazzar, Brenda (2006-01-05). "Intel's Inside". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  12. ^ "Intel to Invest $10B in New Israeli Manufacturing Site". The Media Line. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  13. ^ Etsion, Udi (2019-09-05). "Scoot Over, Uzi, There's a new Gun in Town". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  14. ^ Kiryat Gat teen wins first prize in international physics competition, Haaretz
  15. ^ "Partnership Together". Jewish United Fund. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  16. ^ "Buffalo, New York & Kiryat Gat, Israel". Sister Cities International. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  17. ^ "Градови побратими". Град Крушевац. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  18. ^ "All Governments of Israel". main.knesset.gov.il. The Knesset. n.d. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Knesset Member, Miri Regev". knesset.gov.il. The Knesset. n.d. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  20. ^ "All Past and Present MKs". main.knesset.gov.il. The Knesset. n.d. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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