Dekel

Dekel דֶּקֶל‎
Dekel
Coordinates: 31°11′40.92″N 34°20′54.6″E / 31.1947000°N 34.348500°E / 31.1947000; 34.348500Coordinates: 31°11′40.92″N 34°20′54.6″E / 31.1947000°N 34.348500°E / 31.1947000; 34.348500
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Eshkol
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	April 1982
Founded by	Jewish Agency for Israel
Population  (2019)[1]	350

Dekel (Hebrew: דֶּקֶל, lit. Palm tree), officially Dekel-Kfar Shitufi (Hebrew: דקל-כפר שיתופי, lit. Dekel - Co-operative Village) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the north-western Negev desert near the Egypt-Gaza Strip-Israel border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 350.^[1]

History[]

A Nahal settlement by the name of Dekel was established in the area in 1956, but was abandoned after the Suez Crisis later in the year. A gar'in group by the same name was formed in the Israeli settlement of Yamit in 1979. However, its establishment on the ground was delayed by the Camp David Accords which meant that Israel had to withdraw from Sinai. The moshav was founded in April 1982 by the (Co-operative Union) with the help of the Jewish Agency.

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External links[]

• Dekel Negev Information Centre