certificate in 2001. Notable people Reuven Atar (born 1967), footballer Roi Atar (born 1994), footballer Marco Balbul (born 1967), former footballer and manager Rostam Bastuni (1923–1994), politician and journalist, first Israeli Arab to represent a Zionist party in the Knesset Rafi Cohen (born 1974), footballer Carmel Eliash (1933–1973), politician Sharon Gal (born 1974), journalist and politician Haim Megrelashvili (born 1982), footballer Gene Simmons (born 1949 as "Gene Klein"), musician, singer, actor, bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss Shalom Asayag (born 1969), Actor and comedian. Twin towns Maurepas, France Monheim am Rhein, Germany Veszprém, Hungary Shamakhi, Azerbaijan References External links Tirat Carmel Municipality Cities in Israel Cities in Haifa District