About Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is a city located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1910 defending Tel Hai. Today, about one-third of Kiryat Shmona's population of 13,100 are younger than 19, and the majority of its inhabitants are Jews, particularly of Moroccan extraction. The town of Kiryat Shmona was established in May 1949. The town has a cable car link with Manara above in the Naftali mountain range and also is home to an activity center and toboggan run located in the south of the town. In the residential area there is an urban natural space called Park HaZahav. Park HaZahav covers 11 hectares in the middle of the city. It comprises many diverse natural resources.