Arugot
Arugot (Hebrew: עֲרוּגוֹת, lit. Flowerbeds) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2019 its population was 1,147.[1]
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| Coordinates: 31°44′4.92″N 34°46′14.51″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian Jewish immigrants |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,147 |
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qastina.[2] Its name was taken from Chapter 17, verse 7 of the Book of Ezekiel.[3]
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References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 131. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 435. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
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