Antipatris - a city built by Herod the Great, and called by this name in
honour of his father, Antipater II of Judea[?]. It lay between Caesarea and
Lydda, two miles inland, on the great Roman road from Caesarea to Jerusalem. To this place Paul was brought by night (Acts 23:31) on his way to Caesarea, from which it was distant 28
miles. It is identified with the modern, Ras-el-Ain, where rise the springs of Aujeh, the largest springs in Palestine.
... water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 743 people, 337 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density is 105.9/km² ...