Kiryat
Kiryat is a common element in Israeli place names. The word means town or city and derives from the Biblical Hebrew kiryah, meaning settlement or inhabited place. In modern Hebrew, Kiryat is used as a prefix in toponyms to designate an urban locality; it is often paired with a personal name or biblical figure, sometimes commemorating a person, a family, or a historical or literary figure. The resulting names may designate a city, town, local council, or neighborhood.
The prefix appears across the country in a variety of settlements, from large cities to smaller communities.