Migdal HaEmeq
Migdal HaEmek is a city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 28,430. Migdal HaEmek was established in 1953 as a ma'abara for Jews from Arab countries, before becoming a development town.
Photo: Almog, Public domain.- Type: Town with 24,700 residents
- Description: city of Israel
- Also known as: “Magidal”, “Migdal Ha‘Emek”, “Migdal Ha‘Emeq”, “Migdal HaEmek”, “Migdal Haemeqck”, “Migdal Hameq”, and “Miǧdāl Hāʿīmīk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Shadud and Shimron.
Shimron
Ruins
Tel Shimron is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the Jezreel Valley. Since 2016 the site is being excavated in cooperation with the Jezreel Valley Regional Project. Shimron is situated 4 km northwest of Migdal HaEmeq.
Simron Nature Reserve
Protected area
Simron Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 4 km northwest of Migdal HaEmeq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yifat and Ginegar.
Yifat
Village
Photo: Amit A., Public domain.Ginegar
Village
Ginegar, is a kibbutz in northern Israel not far from Nazareth. Located near Migdal HaEmek, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 750.
Sarid
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.Migdal HaEmeq
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.67657° or 32° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.24132° or 35° 14′ 29″ east
Population
24,700
Elevation
231 metres (758 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IL MIG
Open location code
8G4QM6GR+JG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
Discover Migdal HaEmeq from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Migdal HaEmeq” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مجدال هعيمق”
- Asturian: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Belarusian: “Мігдаль-ха-Эмек”
- Catalan: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Cebuano: “Migdal Ha‘Emeq”
- Central Kurdish: “میگدال ھائێمێک”
- Chinese: “米格达勒埃梅克”
- Chinese: “米格達勒埃梅克”
- Czech: “Migdal ha-‘Emek”
- Czech: “Migdal ha-Emek”
- Czech: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Czech: “Migdal HaEmeq”
- Dutch: “Migdal haEmek”
- Dutch: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مجدال هعيمق”
- Esperanto: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Finnish: “Migdal HaEmek”
- French: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Georgian: “მიგდალ ჰაემეკი”
- Georgian: “მიგდალ-ჰაემეკი”
- German: “Migdal Ha’Emeq”
- German: “Migdal Haaemek”
- German: “Migdal haEmek”
- German: “Turm des Tales”
- Hebrew: “מגדל העמק”
- Indonesian: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Italian: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Moroccan Arabic: “ميجدال هعيمك”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Persian: “میگدال هائمک”
- Polish: “Migdal ha-Emek”
- Polish: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Polish: “Migdal HaEmeq”
- Portuguese: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Portuguese: “Migdal HaEmeq”
- Russian: “Мигдаль ХаЭмек”
- Russian: “Мигдаль-ха-Эмек”
- Russian: “Мигдаль-Хаэмек”
- Scots: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Scots: “מִגְדַּל הָעֶמֶק”
- Serbian: “Мигдал Хаемек”
- Spanish: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Spanish: “Migdal HaEmeq”
- Swahili: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Swedish: “Migdal Ha‘Emeq”
- Swedish: “Migdal Ha’Emeq”
- Swedish: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Tagalog: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Turkish: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Urdu: “مجدال ہعیمق”
- Urdu: “مگدل ہاعمق”
- Vietnamese: “Migdal HaEmek”
- Yiddish: “מגדל העמק”
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