๐ฎ๐ฑ Kiryat Ekron or Qiryath Eqron is a town located on the coastal plain in the Central District of Israel. Located immediately south of the city of Rehovot on Highway 411 next to the Bilu Junction.
History Kiryat Ekron was founded in 1948, as Kfar Ekron, on the site of the Palestinian village of Aqir, and was named after the biblical Ekron, a major Philistine city that is believed to have once existed at nearby Tel Mikne. After the war, new immigrants from Yemen and Bulgaria settled in the remaining houses. In November 1948, two ma'abarot were established on the village's lands; the Aqir ma'abara, and the Givat Brenner ma'abara. In 1953, the Aqir ma'abara was officially made part of Kfar Ekron, followed by the Givat Brenner ma'abara in 1955. From 1954 to 1963, Kfar Ekron belonged to the Givat Brenner regional council. In 1963, the name of the town was changed to Kiryat Ekron, and it became an independent local municipality.
Attempts to unite Kiryat Ekron with the much larger municipality of Rehovot in 2003 failed after popular protest from residents of the town, as did similar attempts to unite Kiryat Ekron's municipality with that of the town of Mazkeret Batya due to opposition from the smaller town's residents the same year (Mazkeret Batya was originally called Ekron, when founded in 1880s; its name was changed to Mazkeret Batya in 1887).
Economy A large outlet mall, "Bilu Centre", is located in Kiryat Ekron. The centre was built up in the late 1990s on land that was formerly agricultural, particularly citrus groves.
Kiryat Ekron has a population of over 11,001 people. Kiryat Ekron also forms part of the wider Central District which has a population of over 2,115,800 people. Kiryat Ekron is situated south of Rehovot.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kiryat Ekron has links with:
๐บ๐ธ Akron, USA ๐ซ๐ท Bussy-Saint-Georges, France๐จ๐ณ Zhangjiagan 31.877
๐ฎ๐ฑ Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut 31.887
๐บ๐ธ Hinesville 31.833
๐ฏ๐ต Miyakonojล 31.809
๐ฏ๐ต Satsumasendai 31.808
๐ต๐ธ East Jerusalem 31.783
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZion 34.811
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZiyyon 34.811
๐ฎ๐ฑ Nes Ziyyona 34.8
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeTsiyyon 34.8
Locations Near: Kiryat Ekron 34.8161,31.8585
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rehovot 34.8,31.883 d: 3.1
๐ฎ๐ฑ Nes Ziyyona 34.8,31.933 d: 8.5
๐ฎ๐ฑ Yavnรฉ 34.733,31.883 d: 8.3
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeTsiyyon 34.8,31.95 d: 10.3
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZiyyon 34.811,31.958 d: 11.1
๐ฎ๐ฑ Rishon LeZion 34.811,31.958 d: 11.1
๐ฎ๐ฑ Lod 34.893,31.949 d: 12.4
๐ฎ๐ฑ Holon 34.775,32.011 d: 17.4
Antipodal to: Kiryat Ekron -145.184,-31.859
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 18362.8
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16769.4
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16811
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16650.7
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 14182.9
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 14046.8
๐บ๐ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 14027.7
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 14027