Ahuzat Naftali
Ahuzat Naftali (Hebrew: אֲחֻזַּת נַפְתָּלִי, lit. Estate Naftali) is a site in the Galilee region not far from Tiberias, near kibbutz Lavi and south of Karnei Hittin. Ahuzat Naftali was established as a moshav under the jurisdiction of the Lower Galilee Regional Council in 1949.[1]
History[]
Ahuzat Naftali was named after the biblical tribe of Naftali, which had been allotted this region according to the Book of Joshua (19:33). In the 1960s the moshav was abandoned and became the campus of an educational institute.[2]The school closed at the end of the 1970s.
In 2012, it was announced that a new Druze town would be built on the site.[3]In 2016, the plan was approved by the government of Israel.[4] The planned community seeks to relieve the housing crisis among the Druze in Israel.
In the first stage, it will consist of 400 housing units, eventually catering to a population of 10,000.[3] Ahuzat Naftali will be the first Druze town built by Israel.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1969). "Ahuzat-Naftali". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. Volume 1. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. p. 101.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 73, ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ^ a b "Israel to establish first new Druze town". Times of Israel.
- ^ "New Israeli Druze town planned for Lower Galilee". Globes.
- ^ "New Druze town approved". Ynet News.
- ^ "First Town Specifically for Druze to Be Built in Galilee". Hamodia.
- Planned cities in Israel
- Lower Galilee Regional Council