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Bani Barak, an Israeli city and settlement located on the Mediterranean coast, east of a city Tel AvivIt is one of the poorest and most intense population cities in IsraelAnd ranks the tenth in the world in terms of population density, which is the largest Jewish religious center in the world, as 90% of its population belongs to the committed Jewish religious currents (Haridim).
The settlement was established in 1924, in a period The British Mandate For Palestine, she was young, and then expanded at the expense of the village of “Al -Khairiya”, whose people were abandoned by the gangs Zionism That was seized on the Palestinian soil in 1948.
There were many guerrilla operations in the city, as well as a missile shelling from the Palestinian resistance factions And Hezbollah Lebanese andIranWhich caused deaths and injuries and left widespread destruction in its buildings.
The site and geography
It is located in the Dan area, one of the suburbs of Tel Aviv, in central Israel Ptah Takva And the Gifais of Shmuel, and from the west and south Ramat Gan, and only 10 meters above sea level.
The Gabotinsky Highway, which is one of the largest roads in Israel, passes through the city and its borders, which gave it a distinctive location.
Upon its foundation, it had an area of about one square kilometer, but with Jewish immigrants controlling more Palestinian lands, the settlement expanded until its area in 2025 reached more than 7 square kilometers, and its territory extends on the coast Mediterranean Sea.
Naming
The city took its name from the ancient city of Benbrak, which Jewish beliefs say was present in the Iron Age.
the date
Its origin dates back to the early 18th century BC, when the Assyrian king Sennacherib recorded the names of the Palestinian coastal plain, and among them was the town of “Beni Baraka”.
This village was known in the Roman era as “Bani Burk”, while it was known as “Ibn Bariq” throughout the Ottoman era The luxurian.
And in a period The British MandateThe village residents changed its name to “Al -Khairiya”, to differentiate it from the “Bani Barak” neighborhood, which was established in 1924, 8 Jewish families came from Poland, near the village.
In 1924, adequate Jews took control of the charitable village, and included it in the “Bani Barak” neighborhood, and on October 21, 1937, they formed a local council for the settlement, and two years later, they held the first elections for the council.
The idea of establishing the settlement was attributed to a person called Isaac Gerchentcorn, while the rabbi of Afruh, Ya Yisaya Carrels, came from Belarus, and attracted large numbers of his followers to it, on top of them were a number of prominent rabbis, including Rabbi Yaqoub Landaw and Rabbi Elihau Aliezer Disler.
In Nakba 1948 The Zionist gangs took control of the “charitable” village completely, and expelled the remaining Palestinian population, and in 1949 the Israeli authorities gave them the status of “city”.
Population
The population of the city of Bani Barak until March 2025 reached about 231 thousand people, with an annual growth rate of 3.3%, according to the Israeli Office for Statistics.
According to the Israeli census of 2024, Bani Barak is one of the highest Israeli cities in terms of population increase in Israel.
Religious importance
Bani Barak is considered the largest Jewish religious center in the world, because most of its residents belong to the Haredi Jews, and according to official statistics more than 90% of its population of them.
The city’s residents maintain the Saturday holiday and the Jewish holidays, the movement is completely pulled in it, the streets are closed with barriers, and it prevents the sale of smart cellular devices, theaters disappear, and the movement is limited to women committed to a long, modest dress.
Schools and religious institutes (Yusivot) are spread in the city, in which more than 50 thousand Jewish Jewish students are studying, and their number increases each year by approximately 10%.
Economy
The basic economic activity of the city’s residents was the cultivation of citrus fruits and the breeding of dairy cows, but because of its proximity to the city of Tel Aviv, its inhabitants went to practice many economic activities, and they created industrial complexes that provide job opportunities for tens of thousands of Israelis, headed by the Coca -Cola Mobilization Factory for the Central Mobilization Company (CBC).
The headquarters of many companies are located in Beni Barak, including the investment house “Metafe Dash”, the credit company “Max At Finance”, and the publishing house “Kibbuts Hamyui”.
The city was previously famous for the “Dopic Cigarette” factory and “Awsam Food” factory, but they were closed due to the steady population growth in it.
In 2011, the Commercial Business District in Bani Barak was built, and included 15 Businessmen’s Business Offices.
The inhabitants of the city are the poorest in Israel, due to its high population density, as well as most of its residents are (Haridim) who tend to work outside the scope of religious institutions and are subject to restrictions that prevent them from working in some sectors and depend on the aid provided by the state.
The most prominent landmarks
- Haridim Museum
It includes an exhibition that tells the religious life of Haridim in Europe before and during the Holocaust, as well as their archive.
- zoo
The pet Park is located in the city center, and is specially designed for the Haridi audience, and closes its doors on Saturdays.
- The Great Church
He founded in September 1928, and it was later renewed, and the Haredi Jews went to perform their prayers.
Bombing and guerrilla operations
Many of the city of Bani Barak fell Federal resistance operationsIn addition to bombing it from the Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza, the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iran.
On July 16, 2002, 9 Israelis were killed in a guerrilla bombing in the city, whose responsibility was claimed by the martyr Brigades Izz al -Din al -Qassam The military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation).
On March 29, 2022, 5 Israelis were killed in Bani Barak, with a shooting operation carried out by the guerrilla, Dia Hamarsha, from a camp. fetal North West Bank Occupied.
The city was subjected to a missile shelling from the Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip, in the various Israeli wars and operations on Gaza, including the aggression launched by Israel in the wake of an operation. Al -Aqsa Flood Which was carried out by the Palestinian resistance factions in settlements Gaza cover October 7, 2023.
In response to Israeli attacks on Iran On June 13, 2025, Bani Barak city was bombed With ballistic missiles Iran, which left widespread destruction in property and a number of dead and injured.