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Template:Infobox Israel municipality Harish (Template:Lang-he-n pron. ha-reesh) meaning "ploughing", is a town (local council) in the Haifa District of Israel. At the end of 2006, the town's population was 3,900.[1] Its jurisdiction is 9,736 dunams.[2] Under current plans, it is slated to become a city.

History

Harish was founded by Nahal in 1982 and converted into a kibbutz in 1985. In 1993 it was merged with neighouring Katzir to form a new town, Katzir-Harish.[3] However, the three settlements were split in 2012, with Harish remaining a town, and Katzir reverting to the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council.

Harish, new construction, as of April 2016

The master plan of Harish was prepared by the architecture firm Mansfeld-Kehat Architects and calls for the expansion of Harish to Highway 65 in the north, and Baqa al-Gharbiyye in the south.[4] Initially Harish was envisioned as a Haredi city offering low-cost housing to this sector.[5] In 2012, a secular buyers group organized to bid on lots zoned for 400 housing units there.[6]

In January 2016, the Israeli cabinet approved a plan to transform Harish into a city. About 1 billion NIS will be invested in building houses, construction plans for trade, industry, and employment, and reinforce public institutions. The plan calls for Harish to be turned into a city of 50,000, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed it would grow far beyond that.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Katzir-Harish" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  3. ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 840. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
  4. ^ "Harish Master Plan, 2007". Mansfer-Kehat Architects. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  5. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/a-haredi-city-on-the-horizon-1.373785
  6. ^ Secular Israelis make move on new city Harish
  7. ^ http://jpupdates.com/2015/12/20/israels-cabinet-approves-one-billion-shekalim-for-new-city-of-harish/
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