Bustan HaGalil
Bustan HaGalil (Hebrew: בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל or בוסתן הגליל lit. Orchard of the Galilee) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2018 its population was 1,305.[1]
Bustan HaGalil בֻּסְתַּן הַגָּלִיל | |
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| Coordinates: 32°57′4.32″N 35°4′58.07″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Region | Western Galilee |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founded by | Romanian Jews |
| Population (2018)[1] | 1,305 |
| Name meaning | Orchard of the Galilee |
History
It was founded in 1948 by Holocaust survivors from Romania and was located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Manshiyya, north of the village site.[2] The site had previously been used for the Sydney Smith Barracks, where the Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre, which ended the Syria-Lebanon campaign of World War II in 1941, was signed.[3] [4] The name is symbolic, taken after the orchards in the area.[3]
After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, residents of the moshav of Beit Yosef joined them.
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 23. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 55. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Time Magazine in partnership with CNN, "Acre Pact", 21 July 1941
External links
- Bustan HaGalil Authority for Development of the Galilee (in Hebrew)