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Beit Netofa Valley
The Beit Netofa Valley ( he, בקעת בית נטופה) is a valley in the Lower Galilee region of Israel, midway between Tiberias and Haifa. Covering 46 km2, it is the largest valley in the mountainous part of the Galilee and one of the largest in the southern Levant. The name Beit Netofa Valley first appears in the Mishna (''Shevi'it'' 9:5) and later in medieval rabbinical literature, receiving its name from the Roman-era Jewish settlement of Beth Netofa which stood at its northeastern edge. The valley's Arabic name is and as such appears as in crusader documents. Geography and climate The valley is 16 km long and on average 3 km wide, a graben formed by two parallel east-west trending faults running to its north and south. It lies between two horsts forming the Yodfat range to the north and the Tur'an range to the south, basically separating the heart of the Galilee from Nazareth area. Limestone hills to the east indicate the valley was also shaped by kars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almog IL2 Movil
Almog ( he, אַלְמוֹג, ''lit.'' Coral) is an Israeli settlement and a kibbutz near the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea in the Jordan Rift Valley in the West Bank. It is under the jurisdiction of the Megilot Regional Council. In its population was . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. History According to ARIJ, in 1977 Israel confiscated 524 dunams of land from the Palestinian site of Nabi Musa in order to construct Almog.An Nabi Musa Locality Profile ARIJ, p. 7 Initially established as a |
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the western List of islands in the Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean islands (including the Comoros). An Arab diaspora is also present around the world in significant numbers, most notably in the Americas, Western Europe, Arabs in Turkey, Turkey, Arab Indonesians, Indonesia, and Iranian Arabs, Iran. In modern usage, the term "Arab" tends to refer to those who both Arab identity, carry that ethnic identity and speak Arabic as their native language. This contrasts with the narrower traditional definition, which refers to the descendants of the tribes of Arabia. The religion of Islam was developed in Arabia, and Classical Arabic serves as the language of Islamic literature. 93 percent of Arabs are Muslims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzpe Netofa
Mitzpe Netofa ( he, מִצְפֵּה נְטוֹפָה) is a religious community settlement A community settlement ( he, יישוב קהילתי, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of village in Israel and the West Bank. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the village's residents are organized in ... in northern Israel. Located adjacent to the Arab village Tur'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Lower Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was founded in 1981. References External linksMitzpe Netofa community website {{Israel-geo-stub Community settlements [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community Settlement (Israel)
A community settlement ( he, יישוב קהילתי, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of village in Israel and the West Bank. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the village's residents are organized in a cooperative. They have the power to approve or veto a sale of a house or a business to any buyer. Residents of a community settlement may have a particular shared ideology, religious perspective, or desired lifestyle which they wish to perpetuate by accepting only like-minded individuals. For example, a family-oriented community settlement that wishes to avoid becoming a retirement community may choose to accept only young married couples as new residents. As distinct from the traditional Israeli development village, typified by the kibbutz and moshav, the community settlement emerged in the 1970s as a non-political movement for new urban settlements in Israel.Aharon Kellerman''Society and Settlement: Jewish Land of Israel in the Twentie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eilabun
Eilabun ( ar, عيلبون ''Ailabun'', he, עַילַבּוּן, ) is an Arab Christian village located in the Beit Netofa Valley around south-west of Safed in northern Galilee between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. It ihad a population of in , which is predominantly Christian (70.5%). In 1973, Eilabun was granted local council status by the Israeli government.Cinamon, 2013'Elabbon /ref> Ottoman period In 1517, the village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as being in the '' nahiya'' ("Subdistrict") of Tabariyya, part of Safad Sanjak, with a population of 13 Muslim households. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, cotton, goats and bee hives, in addition to occasional revenues and a tax for a press for olive oil press or grape syrup; a total of 4,500 akçe. In 1838, ''Aleibun'' was noted as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bu'eine Nujeidat
Bu'eine Nujeidat is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel. Made up of two villages, Bu'eine and Nujeidat, they merged in 1987 and were recognized as one local council in 1996. In its population was , the majority of which is Muslim. History Bu'eine is a village located on an ancient site. A small jug from the Iron Age, and potsherds from the Roman and Byzantine periods have been found here. A possible Roman or Byzantine grave is also located here. Potsherds from the early Islamic and Mamluk period have also been found. Ottoman Empire In 1517, the village was included in the Ottoman empire with the rest of Palestine, and in the 1596 tax-records it appeared as ''al-Bu'ayna'', located in the ''Nahiya'' of Tabariyya, part of Safad Sanjak. The population was 38 households and 6 bachelors, all Muslim. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, fruit trees and cotton, in addition to occasional revenues, and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzeir
Uzeir ( ar, عزير; he, עֻזֵיר) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth Illit in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Findings from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods have been found in the village. Ottoman era It was mentioned in the Ottoman defter for the year 1555–1556, as ''Mezraa'' land, (that is, cultivated land), called ''‘Uzayr'', located in the ''Nahiya'' of Tabariyya of the ''Liwa'' of Safad. The land was designated as Timar land. In 1799, a map from Napoleon's invasion by Pierre Jacotin showed the place, named as ''El Qasr''. In 1838 it was noted as a Muslim village, ''el-'Aziz'', in the Nazareth District. In 1875, the French explorer Victor Guérin reached the village and described it as consisting of about 20 houses on the side of a hill. A few old columns were remains after an ancient site which had preceded the present village. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumana, Israel
Rumana ( ar, رمانة; he, רֻמָּנָה, רומאנה) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In its population was . History The Palestine Exploration Fund's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' found cisterns and rock-cut caves, and traces of ancient remains at this village. Sherds ascribed to the Early Bronze Age I and the Intermediate Bronze Age have been found, as well as a cluster of sherds from the Iron Age II (tenth–eighth centuries BCE). A building with sherds from the Iron Age II and the Persian era have also been excavated.Feig, 2016Rumana/ref> Graves dating to the Persian era and remains of an architectural complex from the Roman era (first–third centuries CE) have been excavated here. It has been suggested that Rumana was ''Romette'', a casuale belonging to the Knights Hospitallers in the Crusader era. A small number of remains from the Mamluk era has also b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafr Manda
Kafr Manda or Kfar Menda ( ar, كفر مندا, he, כַּפְר מַנְדָא) is an Arab town in the Lower Galilee, on the slopes of Mount Atzmon in Israel's Northern District. Kafr Manda is northwest of the city of Nazareth. In its population was . The inhabitants are predominantly Arab Muslims. History Classical antiquity Kafr Manda is located on an ancient site on a low hill. Ancient relics have been found, including architectural fragments, two fragmentary columns and capitals. Some remains from the Roman and Byzantine era have been found.Gur, 2016Kafr Manda /ref> Kafr Manda is identified with Kfar Mandi, a Jewish village mentioned in the Talmudic and the Midrash literature. The Talmud mentions an amora under the name of Issachar of Kfar Mandi who studied Torah in Sepphoris. Middle Ages According to the 13th century Muslim scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi, Kafr Manda was: "A village lying between Tabariyyah and 'Akkah. It is said to be called by the name ''Mady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanaton
Hanaton ( he, חנתון) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located twelve kilometers north of Nazareth near the Arab town of Shefaram, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The biblical name Hanaton ( he, חנתן) appears in the Book of Joshua (19:14), where it is listed as in the area of the tribe of Zevulun, forming the border with the tribe of Asher's area. Archaeology Tel Hanaton, an archaeological site associated with the biblical location lies to the east of the kibbutz. The tel is in the western end of the Beit Netofa Valley, and covers an area of roughly 100 dunam (25 acres). It was occupied from the Bronze Age through the Ottoman Empire. Geography Kibbutz Hanaton overlooks the Eshkol reservoir, an important component of the National Water Carrier. The 4.5 million m3 reservoir is fed by water carried by the Beit Netofa Canal. To the north of the kibbutz is the Arab village of Kafr Manda. Sou ... [...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 exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibbutz Merom Golan
Merom Golan ( he, מְרוֹם גּוֹלָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Western Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. It is located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of Mount Bental. The settlement falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In , it had a population of . History Kibbutz Golan (later Merom Golan) was established on 14 July 1967 with funds from the Upper Galilee Regional Council on the site of the abandoned military camp of Aleika. The kibbutz had the lowest temperature ever recorded by an Israeli weather station: -14.2°C. The previous record was -13.7C in the Beit Netofa Valley. Geography Climate See also *Israeli-occupied territories *Status of territories occupied by Israel in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
