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| Year |  | Population | | Area | | Governorate | | Region | | State | Type | | 2007 | | 17799 | | 13832 | | Haifa District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli local council | | | 1995 | | 9330 | | | | Haifa District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli local council | | | 1983 | | 4983 | | | | Haifa District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli local council | | | 1972 | | 4276 | | 12571 | | Haifa District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli local council | | | 1961 | | 4393 | | | | Haifa District | | Israel | | Israel | Israeli local council | | | 1945 | | 1740 | | | | Haifa | | Palestine | | British Mandate | Zionist settlement | |
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Description
Established in December 1882 by 100 Zionist settlers from Romania, members of the Hovevei Zion movement, on land from nearby Zammarin purchased by Baron Rothschild. Malaria and the hard agricultural work plagued the settlers in the early days. |
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Leadership
 Eli Abotbul, Local council head, Zikron with Eli Abotbul
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