Katzir-Harish

Katzir-Harish

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Katzir-Harish


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hebname=קציר-חריש
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meaning=Harvest ("katzir")-plowing ("harish")
founded=1993
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district=haifa
population=3,900
popyear=2006
area_dunam=9736
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Katzir-Harish ( _he. קציר-חריש) is a town (local council) in the Haifa District of Israel. It is an agglomeration of the villages Katzir and Harish, near Umm al-Fahm in the Wadi Ara region. At the end of 2006, the town's population was 3,900.Cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|title=Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population|date=2007-12-31|accessdate=2008-08-01] Its jurisdiction is 9,736 dunams.Cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/626_1247.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Katzir-Harish|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=2008-08-01 he icon]

History

Harish was founded by Nahal in 1982 and converted into a kibbutz in 1985. Katzir was founded by the Farmers Union of Israel. The villages were merged in 1993.Cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|year=1999|author=HaReuveni, Immanuel|pages=p. 840|isbn=965-448-413-7 he icon]

Master plan

The master plan of Harish was prepared by the architecture firm Mansfeld-Kehat Architects. The plan calls for the expansion of Harish to Highway 60 in the north, and Baqa-Jatt in the south. [Cite web|url=http://www.mansfeld-kehat.co.il/len/agalleries%20preview/c4462.php|title=Harish Master Plan, 2007|publisher=Mansfer-Kehat Architects|accessdate=2008-08-09]

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