Daliyat al-Karmel

Daliyat al-Karmel (Hebrew: דלית אל כרמל‎‎ Arabic: دَالِيَةِ ٱلْكَرْمِل‎) is a Druze local cooncil in the Haifa Destrict o Israel, locatit aroond 20 km sootheast o Haifa. History The toun wis gien local cooncil status in 1951. Housomeivver, in 2003 it wis mergit wi nearbi Isfiya tae create Carmel Ceety. In 2008, the commonties became separate ance again. Tourism The toun is famous for its colorful mercat, which is alive wi visitors aw week lang an especially on Seturdays. Historical steids The shrine o Abu Ibrahim, whom the Druze consider thair prophet, is in the auldest pairt o the toun. Close bi, is the hame o Sir Laurence Oliphant, who livit thare 120 years ago wi his wife Alice, an his secretar Naftali Herz Imber, the author o the naitional anthem o Israel, Hatikva Notable residents Majdi Halabi, Israeli missin sodger Ayoob Kara, current Likud MK Amal Nasser el-Din, umwhile Likud MK References Bibliografie Freemit airtins Official goisrael.com page Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine