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Rekhasim is a Haredi town and local council in the Haifa District of Israel. It is located between Kiryat Tiv'on, Kiryat Ata, and Nesher, next to roads 70, 75, and 762.With a jurisdiction of 2,859 dunams (~2.9 km2), it had a population of in. It is ranked low (2 out of 10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.EtymologyThe town was named after a verse in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 40:4), because it is located on four mountain ranges.GeographyRekhasim lies on four hills near Mount Carmel, labelled with Hebrew letters (Hill Alef, Bet, Gimel and Dalet). It borders two villages in the Zvulun Regional Council: the Jewish Kfar Hasidim and Arab Ibtin.Its lowest elevation is only 19.8m above sea level, while the highest is at 193.6m. The average temperature in January is 11C, and 27C in August. The average annual precipitation is 650mm.