Kiryat Ata קריית אתא | |
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City (from 1969) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat ʔataˀ |
| • Also spelled | Qiryat Atta (official) Kiryat Atta (unofficial) Qiryat Ata (unofficial) Qiryat Ata (unofficial) |
 View of Kiryat Ata | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kiryat Ata  Kiryat Ata | |
| Coordinates:32°48′N35°06′E / 32.800°N 35.100°E /32.800; 35.100 | |
| Grid position | 160/244PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District |  Haifa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yaakov Peretz |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,706dunams (16.706 km2; 6.450 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 62,134 |
| • Density | 3,719.3/km2 (9,632.8/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.7% |
| • Arabs | 0.3% |
| Name meaning | City of Ata |
Kiryat Ata (Hebrew:קריית אתא,lit. 'City of Ata') also spelledQiryat Ata, is a city in theHaifa District ofIsrael. In 2023 it had a population of 62,134, 92% of whom were Jewish citizens.[1]
The EarlyBronze Age site at Kiryat Ata has been extensively excavated since 1990, revealing stratified remains from theNeolithic, EB (=early Bronze Age), IB and EB II periods.[2][3][4][5] AtTell el ‘Idham remains from a continuous habitation from the early Bronze Age, through thePersian age down to theRoman era have been identified.[6]
Archaeologists Mordechai Aviam and Dan Barag (1935–2009) thought it to be theCapharatha (Greek:Καφαραθ᾽) mentioned byJosephus[7] in theLower Galilee, one of several views tentatively identified for the site.[8]
Rock-hewn winepresses dating to theByzantine era have been found here. Some have had crosses and Greek letters incised, supporting the theory that there was a Byzantinemonastery located in the area.[9][10] Ceramics from the Byzantine era have also been found here,[11][12] and a building from the Byzantine orearly Islamic period has been excavated.[12]
In 1283 it was mentioned as part of the domain of theCrusaders, according to thehudna between the Crusaders and theMamluk sultanQalawun. At the time it was calledKafrata.[13] Ceramics from theMamluk era have also been found here.[12][14] An excavation atIndependence Street, Kiryat Ata, showed nearly continuous settlement dating from thePersian andHellenistic eras up to the Mamluk era (late eleventh–early fifteenth century CE).[15]
Incorporated into theOttoman Empire in 1517,Kufrata appeared in thecensus of 1596, located in theNahiya ofAcca, part ofSafad Sanjak. The population was 15 households, allMuslim. They paid a fixed tax rate of 20% on wheat, barley, fruit trees, cotton, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 1,508akçe.[16][17]
The village appeared under the name ofKoufour Tai on the map thatPierre Jacotin compiled duringNapoleon's invasion of 1799,[18] while in 1856 it was namedKefr Ette onKiepert's map of Palestine published that year.[19]
In 1859 the population was estimated to be 100, and the cultivation was 16feddans.[20] In 1875Victor Guérin visited, and found the village to have 50 houses.[21]
In 1881 thePalestine Exploration Fund'sSurvey of Western Palestine describedKefr Etta[22] as "a smalladobe village, on the plain, with awell on the north andolives on the east."[20]
A population list from about 1887 showed thatKh. Kefr Etta had about 285 inhabitants; all Muslims.[23]
In the1922 census of Palestine conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities,Kufritta showed a population of 400; 7 Christians and 393 Muslims,[24] where all the Christians were of the Orthodox faith.[25]
The area was acquired by the Jewish community as part of theSursock Purchase. In 1925 a Zionist organisation purchased 10,000dunums from Alexander Sursock, of theSursock family ofBeirut. At the time, there were 75 families living there.[26]
In the1931 censusKufritta had a population of 4 Muslims and 29 Jews, in a total of 13 occupied houses.[27]
In 1934, one of the country's largest textile plants,ATA, was established there.[28]
In the1945 statistics the population of Kfar Atta (Kufritta) consisted of 1,690 Jews and the land area was 6,131dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[29][30] Of this, 6 dunams were designated for citrus and bananas, 39 dunams for plantations and irrigable land, 1,527 for cereals,[31] while 3,591 dunams were built-up (urban) areas.[32]
In the early 20th century, the lands of the Arab village of Kefr Etta were purchased by a Warsaw religious foundation named "Avodat Israel" through intermediaries in theAmerican Zion Commonwealth. Avodat Israel founded Ata in 1925. During the1929 Arab riots the town was attacked and abandoned. A year later the residents returned and rebuilt the community. The town was renamed Kfar Ata in 1940, which was also the name of the local textile factory. In 1965, when the village was merged with adjacent Kiryat Binyamin, the name became Kiryat Ata.[33]
Kiryat Ata has aMediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool and rainy winters. The hottest month is July and the coldest is February. Snowfall is rare, but snow was recorded three times in the 20th century: in 1950, 1992 and 1999. Annual precipitation is approximately 524 millimeters (20.6 in).
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.8%Jewish and other non-Arab, without a significantArab population. SeePopulation groups in Israel. According to CBS, in 2001 there were 23,700 males and 24,900 females. The population of the city was spread out, with 31.4% 19 years of age or younger, 15.7% between 20 and 29, 18.5% between 30 and 44, 18.3% from 45 to 59, 4.1% from 60 to 64, and 11.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.8%.
In 2000, there were 20 schools and 8,762 students in the city: 14 elementary schools with 4,899 students, and 11 high schools with 3,863 students. 52.0% of 12th graders were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001. In 2024 there are 22 schools.
The Fisher House, home of Yehoshua Fisher, one of the pioneers and leaders of the Kfar Ata Jewish community, was refurbished. The 19th-century building houses the Municipal Museum of the History of Kiryat Ata.[34]
The city's main football club,Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata, plays inLiga Alef, the third tier ofIsraeli football. The local basketball club,Elitzur Kiryat Ata, are inLigat HaAl, the top division.
Archaeological surveys atKhirbet Sharta in the northeast part of the city revealed traces of habitation dating to theBronze,Iron,Hellenistic,Roman,Byzantine, andMamluk eras.[citation needed] In 2010, an archaeological survey was conducted at the ancient site of Kiryat Ata by Hagit Turge on behalf of theIsrael Antiquities Authority (IAA),[35] and in 2014 and 2016 by Orit Segal.[36]
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