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Mikhmoret
Mikhmoret ( he, מִכְמֹרֶת, מכמורת, ''lit.'' Fishing net) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea around nine kilometres north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1945 by demobilization, demobilised soldiers from the British Army, and was named Mikhmoret due to the profession of many of the founders being fishers. The moshav expanded onto lands of the depopulated Palestinians, Palestinian village of 'Arab al-Nufay'at, whose inhabitants were expelled by an order issued by the Haganah from 10 April 1948. In 2012 Mikhmoret Beach was listed as one of the best beaches in Israel. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority established the Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Moshav Mikhmoret. File:WORLD WAR 2 VETERANS PUTTING UP THE FIRST HUTS AT MOSHAV MICHMORET. הקמת הצריפים הראשונים במושב מיכמ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Arab Al-Nufay'at
Arab al-Nufay'at was a Palestinian people, Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine, Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 10 April 1948. It was located 45 km south of Haifa. History The population in the Village Statistics, 1945, 1945 statistics was 820, all Muslims, with a total of 8,937 dunams of land; of which 1,471 was public land, the rest owned by Jews. In 1945 Mikhmoret was established on village lands, south of the site. 1948, and after On 6 April 1948, the Haganah implemented a new policy for the coastal plains, namely of clearing the whole area of its Arab inhabitants. On 10 April the villagers of Arab al-Nufay'at, together with the villagers of Arab al-Fuqara and Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri, were ordered to leave the area.Morris, 2004, p245 note631 In 1992 the village site was described: "The only traces left of the village is one house, which is still inhabited by an Arab fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |