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Carmel City (Ir HaKarmel; Madinat al-Karmel) is a former city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in the Haifa District
Haifa District

Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....
 of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
, located around Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt....
. Upon its founding, it was known as Daliyat al-Karmel-Isfiya, and renamed to Carmel City in 2005. Carmel City's first and as of 2006 only mayor is Dr. Akram Hasson. The city was founded in 2003 as a result of the merger of the Druze
Druze

The Druze are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and in the Palestinian territories whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of Islam, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies, similar to other followers of Ismaili Shi'a Islam....
 towns Daliyat al-Karmel
Daliyat al-Karmel

Daliyat al-Karmel is a Druze townin the North District, Israel of Israel, about 20 km southeast of Haifa.It received the status of a local council in 1951....
 and Isfiya. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli government office established in 1949 to carry out research and publish statistical data on all aspects of Israeli life, including population, society, economy, industry, education and physical infrastructure....
 (CBS), Carmel City's population at the end of 2007 was 24,900.

e its inception, the merger was opposed by residents of both Daliyat al-Karmel and Isfiya.






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Carmel City (Ir HaKarmel; Madinat al-Karmel) is a former city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in the Haifa District
Haifa District

Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of Districts of Israel of Israel, and the capital of it is Haifa....
 of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
, located around Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt....
. Upon its founding, it was known as Daliyat al-Karmel-Isfiya, and renamed to Carmel City in 2005. Carmel City's first and as of 2006 only mayor is Dr. Akram Hasson. The city was founded in 2003 as a result of the merger of the Druze
Druze

The Druze are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and in the Palestinian territories whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of Islam, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies, similar to other followers of Ismaili Shi'a Islam....
 towns Daliyat al-Karmel
Daliyat al-Karmel

Daliyat al-Karmel is a Druze townin the North District, Israel of Israel, about 20 km southeast of Haifa.It received the status of a local council in 1951....
 and Isfiya. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli government office established in 1949 to carry out research and publish statistical data on all aspects of Israeli life, including population, society, economy, industry, education and physical infrastructure....
 (CBS), Carmel City's population at the end of 2007 was 24,900.

Opposition to the merger and disbandment

Since its inception, the merger was opposed by residents of both Daliyat al-Karmel and Isfiya. The most vocal opposition over the years has been from Isfiya, and in February 2008, the residents announced their intention to join the Kadima
Kadima

Kadima is a centrist List of political parties in Israel in Israel founded by like-minded Likud and Israeli Labor Party politicians. It became the largest party in the Knesset after the Israeli legislative election, 2006, winning 29 of the 120 seats....
 party in order to eliminate the Kadima leadership via primaries, and cancel the merger.

On 5 November 2008, the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 approved the cancellation of the merger before the 2008 municipal elections on 11 November, although the separation will only take effect on 1 December 2008, and new elections will be held in June 2009.

See also

  • List of Arab localities in Israel
    List of Arab localities in Israel

    The list of Arab localities in Israel includes all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in the State of Israel. The city of Acre, Israel has an Arab minority of 45% and both Lod and Ramla have Arab populations of 20%....