Nahariyya (Hebrew: נַהֲרִיָּה, unofficially also spelled Nahariya or Naharia; Arabic: نهاريّا Nahāriyyā Ancient Israelite city of Akhziv) is a city of the North District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2003 the city had a total population of 48,400. Hebrew (עִבְרִית ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 7 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... North District, or Northern District, in Israel includes the following towns and cities: Afula עפולה Akko (Acre) עכו Bet Shean בית שאן Caesarea (Qesarriya) קיסריה Karmiel כרמיאל Maalot-Tarshiha Migdal HaEmeq מגדל העמק Nahariyya נהריה Nazareth נצרת Nazerat Illit נצרת עילית Sakhnin סחנין Shefa-Amr (Shfaram) שפרעם... Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) is a state organization for the creation and maintenance of numeric data related to populations vis-à-vis the ethnic makeup of Israel and its cities. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nahariyya was founded by German Jewish immigrants in the 1930s. It is located on the Mediterranean coast just South of the Lebanese border at Rosh Hanikra. Sderot Ga'aton, the city's main street is spliced down the middle by the Ga'aton River and thickly overlaid with the branches of spreading eucalyptus trees [1]. The city gets its name from this river since nahar means river in Hebrew. The Nahariya Train Station and the Nahariya Central Bus Station are near the intersection of Sderot Ga'aton and the main highway. Sderot Ga'aton continues from the intersection through the heart of Nahariya leading to where the Ga'aton River empties into the Mediterranean Sea. There used to be an attraction where people could ride on small motorboats near this mouth of the river but the mouth has largely dried up. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Rosh Hanikra Grottos Rosh Hanikra Grottos Rosh Hanikra is a geologic formation on the Mediterranean Coast in western Galilee, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border. ... Species About 700; see the List of Eucalyptus species Wikispecies has information related to: Eucalyptus Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of trees (rarely shrubs), the members of which dominate the tree flora of Australia. ... Hebrew (עִבְרִית ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 7 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... The Nahariya Train Station is the last stop on Israels coastal rail line. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... A 1962 Rebel. A wooden speedboat with an outboard engine. ...

Demographics

According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 97.3% Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. In 2001 there were 355 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel. Jews (Hebrew: יהודים, Yehudim) are followers of Judaism or, more generally, members of the Jewish people (also known as the Jewish nation, or the Children of Israel), an ethno-religious group descended from the ancient Israelites and converts who joined their religion at various times and locations. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Population groups in Israel are the major ethnic groups of Jews and Arabs. ...

According to CBS, in 2001 there were 22,200 males and 23,700 females. The population of the city was spread out with 29.5% 19 years of age or younger, 16.3% between 20 and 29, 18.8% between 30 and 44, 17.3% from 45 to 59, 4.1% from 60 to 64, and 13.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 4.2%.

Income

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 17,916 salaried workers and 1,283 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 5,736, a real change of 7.0% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 7,353 (a real change of 7.6%) versus ILS 3,950 for females (a real change of 2.5%). The mean income for the self-employed is 9,078. There are 886 people who receive unemployment benefits and 3,611 people who receive an income guarantee. 1 sheqel coin (1994–5). ...

Education

According to CBS, there are 22 schools and 7,541 students in the city. They are spread out as 15 elementary schools and 4,074 elementary school students, and 10 high schools and 3,467 high school students. 56.5% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.