Bareket ( he, בַּרֶקֶת, , Emerald) is a moshav in central

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located in the

Shephelah The Shephelah or Shfela, lit. "lowlands" ( hbo, הַשְּפֵלָה ''hašŠǝfēlā'', also Modern Hebrew: , ''Šǝfēlat Yəhūda'', the "Judaean foothills"), is a transitional region of soft-sloping rolling hills in south-central Israel str ...

around five kilometres north-east of

Ben Gurion International Airport Ben Gurion International Airport, ; ar, مطار بن غوريون الدولي , commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod, it is th ...

and covering 2,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Prior to 1948, Bareket was the site of the

Palestinian Arab Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

village of al-Tira (Tirat Dandan). It belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of

Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut ( he, מוֹדִיעִין-מַכַּבִּים-רֵעוּת) is an Israeli city located in central Israel, about southeast of Tel Aviv and west of Jerusalem, and is connected to those two cities via Highway 443. In t ...

in the south to the present-day city of

El'ad El'ad, also spelled Elad ( he, אלעד), is a city in the Central District of Israel. In the 1990s, it was built for a Haredi Jewish population and to a lesser extent, it was also built for a Religious Zionist Jewish population. Located about ...

in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. In the 1945 statistics its population was 1,290, all Arab Muslim. p
30
/ref> However, the village was depopulated on 10 July 1948 after a military assault by the Israeli army., p.
xviii
village #216. Also gives cause of depopulation. On the same day,

Operation Danny Operation Danny ( he, מבצע דני, ''Mivtza Dani'') was an Israeli military offensive launched at the end of the first truce of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The objectives were to capture territory east of Tel Aviv and then to push inland and ...

headquarters ordered the

Yiftach Brigade The Yiftach Brigade (also known as the Yiftah Brigade, the 11th Brigade in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War) was an Israeli infantry brigade. It included two Palmach battalions (the 1st and 7th), and later also the 2nd, which was transferred from the ...

to blow up most of

Innaba Innaba ( ar, عنابة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948 by the Yiftach and Eighth Brigades of Operation Dani. It was located 7 ...

and al-Tira, leaving only houses enough for a small garrison. The village of Bareket was established in 1952 by members of Hapoel HaMizrachi who had

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from Habban District in south-east

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. The new village was built on the ruins al-Tira. It was initially named Kfar Halutzim (''Pioneers' Village'') and then Tirat Yehuda Bet (after nearby

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), before adopting its current name. Like other villages nearby as Nofekh,

Shoham Shoham ( he, שֹׁהַם, ''lit.'' onyx) is a town ( local council) in the Central District of Israel. The name relates to one of the 12 stones on the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a Jewish high priest (Exodus 28:20), similar to othe ...

, Leshem and Ahlama (the former name of

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) nearby, the name relates to one of the 12 stones in the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a

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(Exodus 28:17).

Transportation

Roads

The village has one entrance off of Highway 4613, an East-West road of local importance. This entrance has a gate, a security guard kiosk and a large stone entrance sign. Highway 4613 connects to Highway 444 on the East, which connects to

in the North,

and Highway 1 to

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

in the South. On the West, highway 4613 connects to Highway 40 and Highway 46, which provide connection to Petah Tikva, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and Ben Gurion Airport. Despite being only two kilometres away from

Highway 6 Route 6, or Highway 6, may refer to routes in the following countries: International * Asian Highway 6 * European route E6 * European route E006 Albania * National Road SH6 Argentina * Buenos Aires Provincial Route 6 Australia New ...

(Trans-Israel Highway), the village has no direct access.

Public Transportation

The village of Bareket is served by four bus routes, run by

Kavim Kavim () is an Israeli bus company based in Holon. It was founded in 2000 and provided lines in the eastern Gush Dan region - the towns/cities Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, Or Yehuda, Givatayim and others. In February 2005, Kavim expanded to the nor ...

Company. four bus routes, 173 and 385 circulate within the village itself, whereas bus routes 58 and 85 have a stop just at the main entrance of the village off of Highway 4813. * Line 58 (

) connects

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, running once every 1 hour and 25 minutes throughout the day. The line does not run on Shabbat. This bus has a stop at the entrance of Bareket. * Line 85 (

) connects

to Petah Tikva, running once every 25 minutes throughout the day. The line does not run on Shabbat. This bus has a stop at the entrance of Bareket. * Line 173 (

) connects

, running every 1 hour and 25 minutes throughout the day. The line alsp runs on Shabbat. This bus circulates the streets of the village. * Line 385 (

) connects

Industrial Park to Petah Tikva, running every 2 hour and 10 minutes throughout the day.Moveit App, Bus 173 - El'ad - Ramat Gan (Hebrew
https://moovitapp.com/index/he/תחבורה_הציבורית-line-385-Israel-1-13-54334093-0
/ref> The line does not run on Shabbat. This bus circulates the streets of the village.

References

{{Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1952 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1952 establishments in Israel Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel