Kiryat Shmona
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Kiryat Shmona is a northern Israeli city near the Lebanese border, known for its strategic location and frequent exposure to cross-border conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiryat Shmona canonical | 8 |
| modern town of Kiryat Shmona | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | northernmost city in Israel ⓘ |
| borderStatus | near Israeli–Lebanese border ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| commemorates | eight Jewish defenders killed at Tel Hai ⓘ |
| conflictExposure |
frequent shelling in Arab–Israeli conflicts
ⓘ
target of Hezbollah rocket fire ⓘ target of Katyusha rocket attacks ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| declaredCity | 1974 ⓘ |
| demographicRole | regional urban center for Upper Galilee ⓘ |
| economySector |
agriculture support
ⓘ
light industry ⓘ services ⓘ |
| foundedAsTown | 1949 ⓘ |
| governanceForm |
local council
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commercial center
ⓘ
industrial zone ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Tel-Hai Academic College vicinity ⓘ |
| historicalContext | established to house Jewish immigrants and refugees ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | founded as a development town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exposure to cross-border attacks
ⓘ
rocket fire from Lebanon ⓘ strategic border location ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern District, Israel ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Galilee
|
| locatedInValley | Hula Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lebanon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Trumpeldor ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Town of the Eight ⓘ |
| nearbyGeographicFeature |
Hula Lake region
ⓘ
Naftali Mountains ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1974 Kiryat Shmona massacre ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
predominantly Jewish
ⓘ
significant Mizrahi Jewish community ⓘ |
| regionalFunction | service center for surrounding kibbutzim and moshavim ⓘ |
| securityInfrastructure | bomb shelters widely distributed ⓘ |
| sports | association football ⓘ |
| sportsTeam | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. ⓘ |
| strategicRole | frontline community in Israel–Lebanon conflicts ⓘ |
| timezone | Israel Standard Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Israel Daylight Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
Highway 90
ⓘ
Highway 99 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nancy
subject surface form:
Rosh Pinna