Entrance of Rosh HaAyin city
A close look at Khalat-as-Sahrij
Hurvat Teena a Archaeological Site
Khibet Umm el-Hamam, a ruin on southern outskirts of Rosh Ha-Ayin, Israel.
A stone structure with water at Hurvat Teena
Albom Synagogue at Rosh HaAyin, Petah Tikva (sub-district), Central District, Israel
Afek Tower in Rosh HaAyin.
A pavilion left over from the British military, (now, Yemenite Jewish heritage house).
Lake of Sounds, in Rosh HaAyin
Aerial view of Rosh HaAyin, (2017)
War Memorial in Rosh HaAyin
Seating benches near Rosh HaAyin Forest
Rosh HaAyin, the city of music. Square of Characters. (Israel Primo Sculpture)
Rosh HaAyin
רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן روش هاعين | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Roˀš ha ʕayn |
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  Rosh HaAyin  Rosh HaAyin | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′44″N 34°57′24″E / 32.09556°N 34.95667°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1500 BCE (Biblical Aphek) 70 BCE (Herodian city) 1949 (Israeli city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Shalom Ben Moshe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 72,881 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Name meaning | Fountainhead |
| Website | www |
Rosh HaAyin (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הָעַיִן, lit. '"fountainhead"', Hebrew pronunciation: [ˌʁoʃ (h)aˈ(ʔ)ajin], Arabic: روش هاعين) is a city in the Central District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek (Migdal Tzedek). In 2024, it had a population of 79,023.
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