Givat Nili
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 2019 it had a population of 730.[1]
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| Coordinates: 32°32′48.84″N 35°2′27.96″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Alona Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | Iraq, Turkish and Tunisian immigrants |
| Population (2019)[1] | 730 |
History
The moshav was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Iraq, Turkey and Tunisia.[2] It was named after the Nili underground organisation.[3]
Givat Nili was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village named Umm ash Shauf.[4]
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See also
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Homes: Written in Stone, Jerusalem Post
- Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 99. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
- 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.
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