Hadera Khadhīr in Arabic, is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5 mi) of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain. The city's population includes a notable community of post-Soviet and Ethiopian aliyah arrivals. In 2022 it had a population of 103,041.