Migdal HaEmek
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Migdal HaEmek (Hebrew: מִגְדַּל הָעֵמֶק, lit. Tower of the Valley, also officially spelled Migdal HaEmeq, Arabic: مجدال هعيمق) is a city in the Northern District of Israel.
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Migdal HaEmek
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Migdal ha ʕemq |
• Also spelled | Migdal HaEmeq (official) |
Coordinates: 32°40′17″N 35°14′26″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Founded | 1953 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eliyahu Barda |
Area | |
• Total | 7,637 dunams (7.637 km2 or 2.949 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 27,088 |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Tower of the Valley |
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It was founded in 1953 on the ruins of the Palestinian town of Al-Mujaydil, which had been depopulated in 1948. In 2022 it had a population of 27,088.[1] There is a tower to the north-east, above the town.