Ma'agan
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Ma'agan | |
Coordinates: 32°42′22.67″N 35°35′59.63″E / 32.7062972°N 35.5998972°ECoordinates: 32°42′22.67″N 35°35′59.63″E / 32.7062972°N 35.5998972°E | |
District | Northern |
Council | Emek HaYarden |
Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
Founded | 1949 |
Founded by | Transylvanian immigrants |
Population (2017)[1] | 380 |
Ma'agan (Hebrew: מַעֲגָן, lit. Harbour) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 380.[1]
History
The village was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Transylvania on land that had belonged to the Arab village of Samakh, which was depopulated in 1948.[2][3] Notable residents include Ami Ayalon, who grew up in the kibbutz.
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth Of The Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, p xxii ISBN 0-521-00967-7
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 538, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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