| Caesarea קֵיסָרְיָה قيسارية | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • standard | Keisarya | 
| • official | Qesarya | 
|   Modern town of Caesarea | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′10″N 34°54′20″E / 32.50278°N 34.90556°ECoordinates: 32°30′10″N 34°54′20″E / 32.50278°N 34.90556°E | |
| District | Haifa | 
| Council | Hof HaCarmel | 
| Founded | 30 BCE (Herodian city) 1101 (Crusader castle) 1884 (Bosniak Ottoman village) 1952 (Israeli town) | 
| Area | 35,000 dunams (35 km2 or 14 sq mi) | 
| Population (2015) | 4,853 | 
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | 
| Qisarya | |
|---|---|
| The Bosnian Mosque at Qisarya | |
| Arabic | قيسارية | 
| Also spelled | Arab al-Bara, Barrat Qisarya | 
| Subdistrict | Haifa | 
| Population | 960 (1945) | 
| Area | 31,786 dunams | 
| Date of depopulation | February, 1948 | 
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces | 
| Current localities | Caesarea | 
Caesarea (Hebrew: קֵיסָרְיָה, Kesariya; Arabic: قيسارية, Qaysaria; Greek: Καισάρεια; /ˌsɛzəˈriːə, ˌsɛsəˈriːə, ˌsiːzəˈriːə/) is a town in north-central Israel. Located midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa on the coastal plain near the city of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. With a population of 4,853, it is the only Israeli locality managed by a private organization, the Caesarea Development Corporation, and also one of the most populous localities not recognized as a local council.