Regba
Appearance
Regba
רֶגְבָּה | |
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Coordinates: 32°58′36″N 35°5′56″E / 32.97667°N 35.09889°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Mateh Asher |
Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
Founded | 1946 |
Founded by | British Army veterans |
Population (2022)[1] | 1,115 |
Regba (Hebrew: רֶגְבָּה) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,115.[1]
History
[edit]Regba was established in 1946 next to the Palestinian Arab villages of Al-Sumayriyya and Mazra'a, by a group of veterans of the British Army from Germany, the Netherlands and English speaking countries.[2] It was originally established as a kibbutz and became a moshav shitufi in 1949. The name is symbolic, as in "Regev" ("lump of earth").
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The area in a 1940s Survey of Palestine map, with the modern locations overlaid. The two pre-existing villages of Al-Sumayriyya and Mazra'a can be seen
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Regba Aliyah 18 August 1946
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Regba 18 August 1946
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Regba 18 August 1946
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Regba 1947
Landmarks
[edit]Regba Center for Olive and Oil, originally located at the Shemen factory in Haifa Bay, documents the history of the country's olive industry.[3]
Notable residents
[edit]- Eyal Berkovic (born 1972), football player
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Regional Organization and Management of Development: Israel and Galilee case-study
- ^ Regba Center for Olive and Oil