Mavki'im

Coordinates: 31°37′18″N 34°34′41″E / 31.62167°N 34.57806°E / 31.62167; 34.57806
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Mavki'im
מבקיעים
Mavki'im is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Mavki'im
Mavki'im
Coordinates: 31°37′18″N 34°34′41″E / 31.62167°N 34.57806°E / 31.62167; 34.57806
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilHof Ashkelon
AffiliationHaOved HaTzioni
Founded1949
Founded byDemoblised IDF soldiers
Population
 (2022)[1]
517

Mavki'im (Hebrew: מַבְקִיעִים, lit.'Breakthroughs') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 517.[1]

History[edit]

The moshav was founded in 1949 as a kibbutz by demobilised IDF soldiers who had immigrated from Hungary, and was built on the former lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Barbara.[2] In 1954 it was converted to a moshav shitufi. Its name refers to the IDF breakthrough against the Egyptian army in the area during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[citation needed]

In 2005 the moshav absorbed 25 families who were evacuated from Pe'at Sadeh as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 82. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.