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Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council
The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, ''Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev'', ''lit.'' Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. The Regional Council's territory lies midway between Beersheba and Ashkelon, bounded on the west by the Gaza Strip. The eastern border abuts Bnei Shimon. The city of Sderot forms an enclave within Sha'ar HaNegev. The region's population is over 6,000, and covers an area of over 45,000 acres (approx. 180 km2 or 70 sq. mi.). The average elevation is approximately 180 m (495 ft.) above sea level. Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council is in a sister city relationship with San Diego, California, in the United States of America, and has a close working relationship with the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. Settlements There are 11 communities, including 10 kibbutzim and one moshav. Kibbutzim *Bror Hayil *Dorot * Erez *Gevim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: he, מוֹעָצוֹת אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת, ''Mo'atzot Ezoriyot''https://milog.co.il/מוֹעָצוֹת_אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת / singular: he, מוֹעָצָה אֵזוֹרִית, ''Mo'atza Ezorit'') are one of the three types of Israel's local government entities, with the other two being Municipality (Israel), cities and Local council (Israel), local councils. As of 2019, there were 54 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas. Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other. Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population and is managed by a Local committee (Israel), local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism. In recent decades, some kibbutzim have been privatized and changes have been made in the communal lifestyle. A member of a kibbutz is called a ''kibbutznik'' ( he, קִבּוּצְנִיק / ; plural ''kibbutznikim'' or ''kibbutzniks''). In 2010, there were 270 kibbutzim in Israel with population of 126,000. Their factories and farms account for 9% of Israel's industrial output, worth US$8 billion, and 40% of its agricultural output, worth over US$1.7 billion. Some kibbutzim had also developed substantial high-tech and military industries. For example ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibim
Ibim ( he, אִבִּים, lit. ''Blossoms'') is a village in southern Israel. Located near Sderot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology Ibim is a biblical name derived from verse 6:11 in the Song of Solomon; "I went down to the nut orchard to look at the blossoms of the valley'"Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.7 History Originally a farm,Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.221, in 1953 the center for Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council was established on the site. In 1992 a student village with the same name was established in order to provide dwellings for immigrants from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union who were studying at the nearby Sapi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakhini
Yakhini ( he, יָכִינִי) is an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox moshav in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert near the town of Sderot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen, who were brought to Israel during Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen), Operation Magic Carpet, when most Yemenite Jews arrived in the country. The moshav is named for one of the sons of Simeon, son of the patriarch Jacob, as it is located in territory that belonged to the Tribe of Simeon in Bible, biblical times (Numbers 26:12).) Yakhini was founded on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian people, Palestinian village of Al-Muharraqa. References {{Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1950 Religious Israeli communities Gaza envelope Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel 1950 esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhama
Ruhama ( he, רֻחָמָה) is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The original settlement, established in 1911, is considered the first modern Jewish settlement in the Negev. Located around ten kilometres east of Sderot and surrounded by a nature reserve, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Ruhama was first established in 1911, on land purchased in the same year by the "Remnant of Israel" ( he, שארית ישראל) company, set up by Russian Jews in Moscow, under the leadership of Simon Velikovsky, the father of Immanuel Velikovsky, to invest money in Jewish agricultural settlements in the Land of Israel. The name derives from the verse: "And I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy" (Hosea 2:23)". "An Artesian aquifer, artesian well was dug in 1912, and a supply of water was found at a depth of fifty meters."Velikovsky, Immanuel (1946The Story of RuhamaNew York Times, 19 Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Or HaNer
Or HaNer ( he, אוֹר הַנֵּר, ''lit.'' Light of the Candle) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot, it fall under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology Its name is taken from the Sanhedrin tractate of the Babylonian Talmud. History Or HaNer was established in 1955–57 as a farm belonging to the Yitzur UFitu'ah company. The founders were from the gar'in of the Gordoniya, Dror and HeHalutz movements, most of whom were immigrants from Argentina and Chile. Many of them originally came from the kibbutz Giv'ot Zaid. The kibbutz was founded on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Najd, northeast of the Najd village site. In 2016, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. visited the kibbutz and received a tour of the kibbutz factory, Ornit. Ornit, established in 1975, manufactures blind rivets A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nir Am
Nir Am ( he, נִירְעָם, ניר עם, lit. ''Nation Meadow'') is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot and covering 20,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established on 19 August 1943 by immigrants from Bessarabia who were members of the Gordonia youth movement, including Zvi Guershoni, later a member of the Knesset. Over the years the kibbutz has also absorbed immigrants from Argentina, France and South Africa. During the 1948 war it was the headquarters of the Negev Brigade. In a report written in March 1948 by Yaakov Riftin investigating abuses in Haganah and Palmach units, it emerged that an Arab was seized, tortured and killed. File:ניר עם - מראה כללי-JNF040425.jpeg, Nir Am 1947 File:Nir Am ii.jpg, Palmach Pilots at Nir Am, 1948 File:Nir Am.jpg, Kibbutz Nir Am after fighting in 1948 File:Mir Am ii.jpg, Kibbutz Nir Am during Operation Yoav, Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahal Oz
Nahal Oz ( he, נַחַ"ל עֹז, ''lit.'' "Mighty Stream" or "Mighty Nahal") is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northwestern part of the Negev desert close to the border with the Gaza Strip and near the development towns of Sderot and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was founded in 1951 as the country's first Nahal settlement. It was initially referred to as ''Nahlayim Mul Aza'' ( he, נחלאים מול עזה, lit. Nahal soldiers across from Gaza). In 1953 it became a civilian community. In April 1956, the kibbutz security officer Ro'i Rothberg was ambushed and killed by infiltrators from Gaza. Rutenberg's funeral was attended by Moshe Dayan, then Chief of Staff, who gave a widely acclaimed eulogy which called upon Israel to search its soul and probe the national mindset. :"Early yesterday morning Roi was murdered. The quiet of the spring morning dazzled him and he di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mefalsim
Mefalsim ( he, מְפַלְּסִים, ''lit.'' Road pavers) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near the Gaza Strip and covering 11,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1949 by members of the MAMLT youth movement, most of whom were immigrants from Argentina and Uruguay.Mefalsim, Shaar Hanegev Negev Information Centre It was named for the immigrants from who paved the way for others to make . After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Aza
Kfar Aza ( he, כְּפַר עַזַּה, ''lit.'' Gaza Village) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located between Netivot and Sderot around five kilometres east of Gaza, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was established in August 1951 by Jewish immigrants and refugees from Egypt and the Moroccan city of Tangier who had received training in Ein Harod, Ayelet HaShahar and later Afikim. It was temporarily abandoned in 1955, and in January 1957 members of the ''Mita'arim'' gar'in Gar'in (, ''lit.'' kernel) is a Hebrew term used for groups of people who moved together to Ottoman Palestine, British Palestine, and since 1948, Israel.Joel Beinin The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry- 2005 9774248902 "arrived in Israel while the m ... moved in. References External linksOfficial websiteKfar Aza - Shaar HanegevOr Movement {{Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevim
Gevim (, ''lit.'' Cisterns) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northwestern Negev desert near Sderot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was established in 1947 under the name Sde Akiva. The founding members were from the Palmach and had previously been members of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed. It served as a headquarters for the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and was later renamed Gevim. File:, גבים - ישוב חדש בנגב-JNF040387.jpeg, Gevim. 28 August 1947 File:שדה עקיבא - גבים - ביום העליה ל"שדה עקיבא", בנגב-JNF040323.jpeg, Sde Akiva Aliyah 28 August 1947 File:שדה עקיבא - גבים - חברי קבוצת גבים במסיבת ייסוד ישובם "שדה עקיבא"-JNF040320.jpeg, Sde Akiva founders 1947 File:שדה עקיבא - גבים - בבוקר העליה , ישוב חדש בנגב. דוד לאספקת מי ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erez
Erez ( he, אֶרֶז, ) is a kibbutz in southwestern Israel. Located just north of the Gaza Strip, it is the namesake of the nearby Erez Crossing. The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950, where it was built at the site of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Dimra. In 2019, it had a population of 558. Located in the northwestern Negev around south of the coastal city of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Shaʽar HaNegev Regional Council. History Erez is named after the first group that settled the kibbutz, who were members of the Noar HaOved from Petah Tikva. They originally settled in the area of Or HaNer in 1949; however, in 1950, they were resettled in its current location at the site of Dimra, a former Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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