Kiryat Malakhi

Kiryat Malakhi is a ceety cooncil-govrened municipality in Israel's Soothren Destrict, 17 kilometres frae Ashkelon. In 2015 it haed a populace 21,551. Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams. Moshe Katsav, the aicht Preses o Israel, wis a past mayor o Kiryat Malakhi. Kiryat Malakhi, literally "Ceety o Angels", wis mounted in 1951 as a ma'abara, or tent ceety, tae hoose the masses o Jewish immigrants who arrived durin the early days o the nation, mony o them pairt o the Jewish exodus frae Arab lands.

The call wis selected tae honor the Jewish community o Los Angeles, Californie, which contributit hintle o the fundin for its established order. It later have become ane o numerous improvement touns in the Negev. Moshe Katsav wis electit mayor in 1969 at the age o 24. His more youthful brither, Lior Katsav, wis an aa mayor o Kiryat Malakhi, whilst Yosef Vanunu held the publish frae 1981 till the 1990s. The present day mayor is Motti Malka.