Givat Nili
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| Coordinates: 32°32′49″N 35°2′28″E / 32.54694°N 35.04111°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Alona Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | Iraqi, Turkish and Tunisian immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 704 |
Givat Nili (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת נִילִ"י, lit. 'Nili Hill') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov and Wadi Ara, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 704.[1]
History
[edit]The moshav was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Iraq, Turkey and Tunisia on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm ash Shauf.[2][3] It was named after the Nili underground organisation.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Homes: Written in Stone, Jerusalem Post
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 199. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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