Nahshonim ( he, נַחְשׁוֹנִים, ''lit.'' Pioneers) 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 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 south of the

Sharon plain The Sharon plain ( ''HaSharon Arabic: سهل شارون Sahel Sharon'') is the central section of the Israeli coastal plain. The plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Samarian Hills, to the east. It stretches from Nahal ...

near Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Kibbutz Nahshonim was founded in 1949 by a group largely made up of

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ian Jewish immigrants and refugees,Arrivals: From Cairo to Haifa, 1949
The Jerusalem Post, 29 November 2007 as well as a few native Israelis. They chose the name, well aware of its roots in the biblical pioneer Nahshon, who helped Moses during the Exodus from Egypt. It is well known in Israel for its motor park and the "Nahshonit" entertainment park.

Notable residents

* Harel Levy (born 1978), tennis player and Davis Cup team captain * Shalom Cohen (politician)

References

{{Drom HaSharon Regional Council Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1949 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1949 establishments in Israel Egyptian-Jewish culture in Israel