Karmiel, Israel Gateway to the Galilee Karmiel, founded in 1964, is the commercial, educational, cultural and industrial hub of the Galilee. Situated on a major east-west highway in a valley, separating the upper and lower regions of the Galilee, its location is central with respect to the major population centers of Northern Israel. (See map.) A community of 36, 000, Karmiel is a planned modern ...