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Yokneam Illit
יָקְנְעָם עילית يوكنعام عيليت | |
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City (from 2006) | |
 From left to right: View from the West, view from the South, Tel Yokneam, Green Day, Yokneam City Park, Yokneam High-Tech Park at night, Metri Park, Nahal Shofet | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Startup Village | |
  Yokneam Illit  Yokneam Illit | |
| Coordinates: 32°39′34″N 35°06′36″E / 32.65944°N 35.11000°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | North |
| Became a city on | December 18, 2006 |
| Modern settlement | 1950 |
| Ancient city | Bronze Age |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Yokneam Illit municipality |
| • Mayor | Roman Peres |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 24,617 |
| • Rank | 69th in Israel |
| • Density | 2,478.3/km2 (6,419/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 57th in Israel |
| Demonym | Yokneami |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Postal code | 20692 |
| Area code | +972 (Israel) 4 (City) |
| Website | www |
Yokneam Illit (Hebrew: יָקְנְעָם עילית), also Yoqne'am Illit and Jokneam Illit, is a city in northern Israel. It is located in a hilly region of the Lower Galilee at the base of the Carmel Mountains, and overlooks the Jezreel Valley. It is 21 kilometres (13 miles) from Haifa and 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Tel Aviv. Yokneam, known as Israel's "Startup Village," is home to a high-tech hub surrounded by forests and small communities.[2]
Yokneam Illit was founded in 1950. It was recognized as a local council in 1967 and achieved city status in 2007. It is located on the route of Israel's major highways – Highway 70 and Highway 6. In 2022 it had a population of 24,617. In 1989, after Simon Alfassi was elected mayor, Yokneam Illit began to attract high-tech companies looking for an alternative to the Tel Aviv area.[3] Over 100 high-tech companies now operate from Yokneam Illit, generating exports of approximately 5 billion US dollars annually.[4] Although real estate prices are low relative to the Tel Aviv area, the high rate of growth has pushed prices up faster than in similar-sized cities.[5]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Meir Orbach; Assaf Gilad (22 January 2015). "Amazon moves to buy Israeli start-up Annapurna Labs". ynetnews.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ ""Leaving the Center" City of Refuge: How Yokneam Became the Northern Alternative to the Dan Region". The Post.
- ^ Darel, Yael (June 5, 2015). "In the last quarter of 2021 there will be a light rail train if the Finance Ministry doesn't interfere". Kalkalist (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 July 2015.
היום יקנעם היא מעצמת היי-טק עם כחמישה מיליארד דולר ייצוא ועם מאה חברות, כולל תרבות וחינוך ואיכות חיים. [Today Yokneam is a high-tech giant with about $5 billion USD of exports and with 100 companies, including culture, education and quality of life.]
- ^ יסמין גואטה, רותם שטרקמן, Yasmin Gueta and Rotem Shterman (13 September 2013). "On the ruins of Soltam in Yokneam, the Silicon Valley of the North Arises (Hebrew)". The Marker. Retrieved 20 February 2014.