Regavim
Regavim (Hebrew: רְגָבִים) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of Pardes Hanna-Karkur, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 465.[1]
Regavim רְגָבִים | |
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  Regavim | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′26.03″N 35°2′3.83″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Menashe |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founded by | Habonim Dror members |
| Population (2018)[1] | 465 |
| Name meaning | Clods |
| Website | www.regavim.co.il |
Etymology
The name Regavim is taken from the Hebrew word "regev," meaning a very small piece of land (lit. "patch of soil"), a word used in a Zionist poem about reclaiming the Land of Israel, "dunam by dunam, regev by regev."
History
The village was established in 1947 by immigrants from Italy and North Africa who were members of the Habonim Dror youth movement. They initially settled on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Butaymat in July 1948,[2] before moving to the land of another depopulated Palestinian village, Qannir, in 1949.[3]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xx, settlement #15, July, 1948. Moved to the land of Qannir in 1949. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 181. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
