Regba ( he, רֶגְבָּה) is a

moshav shitufi A moshav shitufi ( he, מושב שיתופי, lit. ''collective moshav'', pl. ''moshavim shitufiim'') is a type of cooperative Israeli village, whose organizational principles place it between the kibbutz and the moshav on the scale of cooperation ...

in northern

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 near

Nahariya Nahariya ( he, נַהֲרִיָּה, ar, نهاريا) is the northernmost coastal city in Israel. In it had a population of . Etymology Nahariya takes its name from the stream of Ga'aton (river is ''nahar'' in Hebrew), which bisects it. Hist ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Regba was established in 1946 next to the Palestinian Arab villages of

Al-Sumayriyya Al-Sumayriyya ( ar, السُميريه, ''Katasir'' in Canaanite times, ''Someleria'' during Crusader rule), was a Palestinian village located six kilometers north of Acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the Israel Defense Forces d ...

and

Mazra'a Mazra'a ( ar, المزرعة, he, מַזְרַעָה) is an Arab town and local council in northern Israel, situated between Acre and Nahariyya east of the Coastal Highway that runs along the Mediterranean coast. The local council was founded ...

, by a group of veterans of the

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from

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, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and

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. It was originally established as 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 ...

and became a moshav shitufi in 1949. The name is symbolic, as in "Regev" ("lump of earth"). File:Historical map series for the area of al-Sumayriyya (1940s with modern overlay).jpg, The area in a 1940s

Survey of Palestine The Survey of Palestine was the government department responsible for the survey and mapping of Palestine during the British mandate period. The survey department was established in 1920 in Jaffa, and moved to the outskirts of Tel Aviv in 19 ...

map, with the modern locations overlaid. The two pre-existing villages of

and

can be seen File:רגבה - ביום העליה לארגון רגבה - מושב עובדים לחיילים משוחררים-JNF025724.jpeg, Regba

Aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

18 August 1946 File:רגבה - ביום העליה לארגון רגבה - מושב עובדים לחיילים משוחררים-JNF025728.jpeg, Regba 18 August 1946 File:רגבה - חגיגת העליה לרגבה , מושב עובדים לחיילים משוחררים , ד"ר פינר מברך-JNF025729.jpeg, Regba 18 August 1946 File:רגבה - בדרך לעבודה-JNF033594.jpeg, Regba 1947

Landmarks

Regba Center for Olive and Oil, originally located at the Shemen factory in

Haifa Bay The Bay of Haifa or Haifa Bay ( he, מפרץ חיפה, ''Mifratz Heifa''), formerly Bay of Acre, is a bay along the Mediterranean coast of Northern Israel. Haifa Bay is Israel's only natural harbor on the Mediterranean. ''Haifa Bay'' also re ...

, documents the history of the country's olive industry.Regba Center for Olive and Oil
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Notable residents

Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an attacking midfielde ...

(born 1972), football player

References

{{Mateh Asher Regional Council Dutch-Jewish culture in Israel German-Jewish culture in Israel Moshavim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1946 Populated places in Northern District (Israel) 1946 establishments in Mandatory Palestine