haderaTown of west-central Israel, on the Haifa-Tel Aviv highway. The name Hadera (Arab., “green”) referred to the wild weeds that covered the marshes before Zionist pioneers reclaimed them in 1891; the name is still appropriate, for Hadera is surrounded by a belt of citrus groves. Hadera also has an industrial quarter. The site of the ancient seaport Caesarea is nearby.

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