Kfar Vradim
Appearance
Kfar Vradim
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Kpar Wradim |
Coordinates: 32°59′26″N 35°16′25″E / 32.99056°N 35.27361°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Northern |
Founded | 1984 |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Eyal Shmueli |
Area | |
• Total | 4,701 dunams (4.701 km2 or 1.815 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 5,562 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Village of Roses |
Kfar Vradim (Hebrew: כְּפַר וְרָדִים) is a town (local council) in northern Israel, with a population of 5,562 in 2022.[1] It is situated south of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the border with Lebanon. Kfar Vradim is close to Ma'alot-Tarshiha (2 kilometers), Karmiel (16 kilometers) and Nahariya (20 kilometers). In 2018 it had a population of 5800.
History
[edit]As of 2018, there were contentious plans to build 2,200 new housing units, more than doubling the number of households in the town.[2][3]
Notable residents
[edit]- Shani Boianjiu, novelist.
- Matti Caspi, musician.
Twin towns
[edit]Kfar Vradim is twinned with:
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Lynfield, Ben (18 March 2018). "Arab rights group blasts 'racist' decision halting land sales". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Israeli town halts tender after Arabs buy up land". Times of Israel. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kfar Vradim.
- Kfar Vradim website (in Hebrew)