Holit ( he, חוֹלִית, ''lit.'' Dune) is a
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 h ...
in the
Hevel Shalom
Hevel Shalom (, lit. ''Shalom region'') is an area in the western Negev desert close to Israel's border with the Gaza Strip and Egypt's Sinai. This area was elected to be substitutive area for evacuees from Yamit.
Villages
Villages in Hevel Shalo ...
region of south-west
Israel. Located near
Nir Yitzhak
Nir Yitzhak ( he, נִיר יִצְחָק, Yitzhak's Meadow) is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel. Located between Hevel Shalom and Hevel Eshkol, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In it had a populatio ...
, the kibbutz is under the jurisdiction of
Eshkol Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The kibbutz was established in 1978 as a
Nahal settlement
Nahal settlements ( he, היאחזות נח"ל, ''Heahzut Nahal'') were settlements established by Nahal soldiers in Israel and Israeli-occupied territories
Israeli-occupied territories are the lands that were captured and occupied by Isra ...
near
Yamit, in the
Sinai Peninsula. However, as a result of the
Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in 1979, Israel was required to evacuate all its
settlements in the peninsula.
In 1982 the kibbutz was re-established in its current location.
Production
Holit has three main types of income the cow ranch, factory and fields. The factory produces juicers, about 50 a week. Oranges, lemons, potatoes, mangos, nuts and carrots are all grown in the fields.
References
External links
HolitNegev Information Centre
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Kibbutzim
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Populated places established in 1978
Populated places established in 1982
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Former Israeli settlements in Sinai
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Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
1978 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate
1982 disestablishments in the Israeli Military Governorate
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