Mei Ami

Mei Ami
מֵי עַמִּי
Mei Ami
Coordinates: 32°30′17.28″N 35°8′52.8″E / 32.5048000°N 35.148000°E / 32.5048000; 35.148000Coordinates: 32°30′17.28″N 35°8′52.8″E / 32.5048000°N 35.148000°E / 32.5048000; 35.148000
District Haifa
Council Menashe
Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni
Founded 1963
Founded by Nahal
Population (2015)[1] 331
Website www.mei-ami.co.il

Mei Ami (Hebrew: מֵי עַמִּי) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Wadi Ara around two kilometres south of Umm al-Fahm with an area of 3,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 331.

History

The village was established in 1963 as a Nahal settlement, and was civilianised in 1969, becoming a kibbutz. In 1971 it was converted to a moshav shitufi and in 2006 to a moshav ovdim. It is named after Miami, Florida, as the Jewish community in the city helped with its establishment.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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