- Rekhasim
Infobox Israel municipality
name=Rekhasim
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hebname=Hebrew|רְכָסִים
arname=
meaning=Mountain ranges
founded=1951
type=lc
typefrom=1959
stdHeb=
altOffSp=
altUnoSp=Rechasim
district=haifa
population=8,600
popyear=2006
area_dunam=2859|
mayor=Rekhasim ( _he. רְכָסִים) is a town (local council) in the
Haifa District ofIsrael . It is located betweenKiryat Tiv'on ,Kiryat Ata andNesher , next to roads 70, 75 and 762.Its estimated population at the end of 2006 was 8,600, [cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2008/table3.pdf|title=Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population on 30/09/2007|publisher=
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=2008-02-16] and its jurisdiction was 2,859dunam s (~2.9 km2). It is ranked low (2 out of 10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/656_0922.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Rekhasim|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=2008-02-16|language=Hebrew]History and name
It was named after a verse in the
Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 40:4), because the town is located on 4 hill ranges. It was founded in 1951 by released soldiers and residents of nearby "ma'abarot ".cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|language=Hebrew|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=868|isbn=965-448-413-7]Geography
Rekhasim lies on four hills near
Mount Carmel , labelled with Hebrew latters (Hill Alef, Bet,Gimel andDalet ). It borders two villages in theZvulun Regional Council : the JewishKfar Hasidim and ArabIbtin .Its lowest elevation is only 19.8 m above sea level, while the highest is at 193.6 m. The average temperature in January is 11°C, and 27°C in August. The average annual percipitation is 650 mm.
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