Elad
ELAD
ELAD (Heb. אֶלְעַד), urban community with municipal council status. It is located in the center of Israel, 2.5 mi. (4 km.) south of *Rosh ha-Ayin and occupying an area of about 1 sq. mi. (2.7 sq. km.). The town was geared to a religious population, mainly ultra-Orthodox Jews. The first settlers arrived in 1998. In 2002 its population was 15,100, about half 15 and under in age. Earnings in the town were about half the national average. An educational complex and industrial area were planned for the town's center.
[Shaked Gilboa (2nd ed.)]
More From encyclopedia.com
Lydda , Lydda
LYDDA (Heb. לֹד, Lod ), town in the coastal plain of Israel, 10 mi. (16 km.) S.E. of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Lydda first appears in the Canaanite perio… Safed , Safed
SAFED (Heb. צְפָת), principal town of Upper Galilee, situated on a mountain 2,780 ft. (850 m.) high, 30 mi. (48 km.) east of Acre, 25 mi. (40 k… Town , Town
A civil and political subdivision of a state, which varies in size and significance according to location but is ordinarily a division of a coun… Beersheba , BEERSHEBA (biblical: Beer-Sheba; Heb. בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע), city in the *Negev on the southern border of Judah; its name has been preserved in the Arabic f… New Towns , new towns, planned urban communities in Great Britain, developed by long-term loans from the central government and first authorized by the New Towns… Cape Town , CAPE TOWN , legislative capital of the Republic of South Africa, capital of Western Cape Province. Founded in 1652 by the Dutch East India Company as…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Elad