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Karmiel, is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley, which divides the Upper and Lower Galilee. The city is located at the center of the main network of roads in the northern area. Karmiel is 35 km from Tiberias, 30 km from Safed, 22 km from Acre and 45 km from Haifa.
Karmiel is known as "The Heart of the Galille" or alternatively "The Town of Coexistence" because of its efforts to be a truly multi-cultural community. During the period of large-scale Jewish immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel in the early 1990s after the fall of the communism, Karmiel was one of the major centers of absorption of newcomers. Karmiel strives always to be on good terms and in communication with the Arab villages near by, Dir-Al-Assad, Majd-Al-Krum, Ba'ane, and Rama.
Today the city encompasses an area of about 24,000 dunams (24 km²) with a population of 44,000 residents. According to the master plan, in the future Karmiel will have a population of approximately 120,000 residents.
Karmiel is a Sister city to Pittsburgh and Denver.
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