Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן, lit. '"fountainhead"', Hebrew pronunciation: [ˌʁoʃ (h)aˈ(ʔ)ajin], Arabic: روش هاعين) is a city in the Central District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek (Migdal Tzedek). In 2017, it had a population of 50,453.[1]
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רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן روش هاعين | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Roˀš ha ʕayn |
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  Rosh HaAyin | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′44″N 34°57′24″E / 32.09556°N 34.95667°ECoordinates: 32°05′44″N 34°57′24″E / 32.09556°N 34.95667°E | |
| Country |  |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1500 BCE (Biblical Aphek) 70 BCE (Herodian city) 1949 (Israeli city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Shalom Ben Moshe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 72,881 |
| • Density | 2,987/km2 (7,736/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Name meaning | Fountainhead |
| Website | www |
Demographics
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2018, the ethnic make-up of the city was 97.9% Jewish, with a predominant number of young people below the age of 19. The population growth rate was 9.7% at the end of 2019.[2]
Notable people
- Nadav Argaman (born 1960), former head of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency)
- Gal Gadot (born 1985), actress, producer, model, and former Miss Israel
- Benny Gantz (born 1959), former Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces; now a politician serving as Minister of Defense
- Odelya Halevi (born 1989), actress
- Yishai Levi (born 1963), singer
Twin towns – sister cities
Kiryat Bialik, Israel- Hurfeish, Israel
New Orleans, United States- Birmingham, United States
Prague 1, Czech Republic
Odessa, Ukraine
Vanves, France
Cixi, China
Gallery
Entrance of Rosh HaAyin city 
A close look at Khalat-as-Sahrij 
Hurvat Teena a Archaeological Site 
Khibet Umm el-Hamam, a ruin on southern outskirts of Rosh Ha-Ayin, Israel. 
A stone structure with water at Hurvat Teena 
Albom Synagogue at Rosh HaAyin, Petah Tikva (sub-district), Central District, Israel 
Afek Tower in Rosh HaAyin. 
A pavilion left over from the British military, (now, Yemenite Jewish heritage house). 
Lake of Sounds, in Rosh HaAyin 
Aerial view of Rosh HaAyin, (2017) 
War Memorial in Rosh HaAyin 
Seating benches near Rosh HaAyin Forest 
Rosh HaAyin, the city of music. Square of Characters. (Israel Primo Sculpture)
Rosh HaAyin Media
Sounds Lake, Rosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin - The Notes Town Square
Rosh Ha'ayin, Yemenite-Jewish immigrants in the ma'abara
Al MIrr 1941 1:20,000
'Izbat Tsarta
Ma'abara (Transit Camp) Rosh Ha-Ayin in 1950
The logo of Beach Soccer Team of Rosh HaAyin
Gal Gadot at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International panel for the film Wonder Woman.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in עברית). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ↑ "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in עברית). Retrieved 2021-06-08.