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'''Karmiel''' is a city in northern [[Israel]]. Established in [[1964]], Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley, which divides the Upper and Lower [[Galilee]]. The city is located at the center of the main network of roads in the northern area. Karmiel is 35 km from [[Tiberias]], 30 km from [[Safed]], 22 km from [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] and 45 km from [[Haifa]].

The name Karmiel means My Vineyard is of God, reflecting the vineyards growing in the vicinity. During the period of large-scale Jewish immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel in the early 1990s after the fall of the communism, Karmiel was one of the major centers of absorption of newcomers. Karmiel strives always to be on good terms and in communication with the Arab villageslocalities nearby, [[Deir al-AssadShagor]], [[Majd al-Krum]],and [[BiRa'ina]], and [[Ramaama]].

The city has a developed industrial zone, and is a center of employment for people from the neighboring villages and from other towns in the area.