Geva Carmel
| Geva Carmel | |
|---|---|
  Geva Carmel | |
| Coordinates: 32°39′43.19″N 34°57′16.2″E / 32.6619972°N 34.954500°ECoordinates: 32°39′43.19″N 34°57′16.2″E / 32.6619972°N 34.954500°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Tunisian and Turkish refugees |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,166 |
Geva Carmel (Hebrew: גֶּבַע כַּרְמֶל, lit. Carmel Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,166.
History
The moshav was established in 1949 by immigrants from Tunisia and Turkey, including Moshe Sardines, who later served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai. The town was named after the classic-era Jewish city of Geva, located in the area and described by Josephus. According to Rashid Khalidi, it was built east of the village of al-Sarafand, named for and built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Jaba', about 1/2 km northwest of the Arab village site.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 166, 188, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ↑ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
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