Yokneam

Yokneam
viewed from the north
Hebrew	יקנעם
(Standard)	Yoqneam
Government	City
District	North
Population	18,500 (2006)
Jurisdiction	7,390 dunams
Website	http://www.yoqneam.org.il/

Yokneam, (Hebrew: יקנעם‎) until 2006 Yokneam Illit, (יקנעם עילית, also transliterated Yoqne'am) has since 2006 been organised as a city council. It is located in a hilly region of northern Israel's lower Galilee, bordered by Highway 70 and Mount Carmel, and had a population of 18,200 at the end of 2005. The town has developed as a centre for high tech businesses.

Location

Yokneam is at the base of the Carmel Mountains and overlooks the Jezreel Valley, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Haifa and 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Tel Aviv. It is adjacent to the village of Yokneam

History

The town of Yokneam was built in the 1950s on the site of the ruins of ancient Yokneam, which was destroyed two thousand years ago. Declared a local council in 1967, it achieved city council on 18 December 2006.

The new settlers, many of whom were Jewish emigrants from North Africa, restored ancient olive orchards on the Carmel Mountains and planted new olive trees in the Jezreel Valley.

Business center

The town of Yokneam has the status of "National Priority Area A" as specified by the Israeli Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investment, which enables "Approved Enterprises" locating in Yokneam Illit to enjoy the highest level of tax benefits or investment grants afforded by the Law.

In addition, companies choosing to locate in the region can apply for concessions in local taxes over a three year period from the Yokneam Local Authority.

Security threats

Yokneam has suffered from security threats related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In December, 2003, the Israel Defense Forces thwarted a planned suicide attack by two Palestinian terrorists that had planned to attack the World ORT Alon Junior High School in Yokneam.

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Coordinates: 32°39′34″N, 35°06′36″E

North District
Cities	Afula \| Acre (Akko) \| Beit She'an \| Karmiel \| Kiryat Shmona \| Ma'alot-Tarshiha \| Migdal HaEmek \| Nahariya \| Nazareth \| Nazareth Illit \| Safed \| Sakhnin \| Shaghur \| Shefa-'Amr (Shfar'am) \| Tamra \| Tiberias \| Yokneam
Local councils	Abu Sinan \| Arraba \| Basmat Tiv'on \| Beit Jann \| Bir al-Maksur \| Bu'eine Nujeidat \| Buq'ata \| Daburiyya \| Deir Hanna \| Eilabun \| Ein Qiniyye \| Ein Mahal \| Fassuta \| Ghajar \| Hurfeish \| Hatzor HaGelilit \| I'billin \| Iksal \| Ilut \| Jadeidi-Makr \| Julis \| Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre \| Kabul \| Kafr Kanna \| Kafr Manda \| Kafr Yasif \| Kaokab Abu al-Hija \| Katzrin \| Kfar Kama \| Kfar Tavor \| Kfar Vradim \| Kineret \| Kisra-Sumei \| Maghar \| Majdal Shams \| Mas'ada \| Mashhad \| Mazra'a \| Metula \| Mevo Hama \| Migdal \| Nahf \| Peki'in \| Rame \| Reineh \| Ramat Yishay \| Rosh Pinna \| Sajur \| Sandala \| Sha'ab \| Shlomi \| Shibli-Umm al-Janam \| Tuba-Zangariyye \| Tur'an \| Yafa an-Naseriyye \| Yanuh-Jat \| Yavne'el \| Yesod HaMa'ala \| Yirka \| Zarzir
Regional councils	Al-Batuf \| Beit She'an Valley \| Bustan al-Marj \| Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden) \| Golan \| HaGilboa \| Jezreel Valley \| Lower Galilee \| Upper Galilee \| Ma'ale Yosef \| Matte Asher \| Megiddo \| Merom HaGalil \| Mevo'ot HaHermon \| Misgav

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