Regavim
Regavim
Hebrew: רְגָבִים | |
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| Etymology: Clods | |
  Regavim | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′26″N 35°2′4″E / 32.52389°N 35.03444°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Menashe |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founded by | Italian and Algerian Habonim Dror members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 546 |
| Website | www.regavim.co.il |
Regavim (Hebrew: רְגָבִים) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Umm al-Fahm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 546.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The name Regavim is taken from the Hebrew word 'regev', meaning a very small piece of land or patch of soil, a word used in a Zionist poem about reclaiming the Land of Israel, "dunam by dunam, regev by regev."
History[edit]
The kibbutz group was established in 1947 by immigrants from Italy and North Africa who were members of the Habonim Dror youth movement.[2] They first settled on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Butaymat in July 1948,[3] before moving to the land of another depopulated Palestinian village, Qannir, in 1949.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ אודות Regavim
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xx, settlement #15, July, 1948. Moved to the land of Qannir in 1949. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 181. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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