Grofit

Grofit

גְּרוֹפִית‎
جروفيت
Grofit גְּרוֹפִית‎; جروفيت
	Grofit
	Coordinates: 29°56′37″N 35°4′7″E / 29.94361°N 35.06861°ECoordinates: 29°56′37″N 35°4′7″E / 29.94361°N 35.06861°E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hevel Eilot
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1963
Founded by	Nahal
Population (2019)	249
Name meaning	Shoot
Website	www.grofit.net

Grofit (Hebrew: גְּרוֹפִית‎, lit. Shoot (of a plant)) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Eilat in the Arabah region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 249.^[1]

History[]

The community was founded in 1963 as a Nahal settlement and is named after the Arabic name of the nearby Grofit Creek. In 1966 the kibbutz was settled by adults who had been members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement.^[2]

Notable residents[]

Moshe Ya'alon, Chief of Staff of the IDF from 2002 to 2005.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 584. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.

External links[]

Official website (in Hebrew)

Ora Formation (Cretaceous) at Grofit Junction.

[Israelpopulations-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[mapa-2] El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 584. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.

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hide v t Hevel Eilot Regional Council
Kibbutzim	Eilot Elifaz Grofit Ketura Lotan Neot Smadar Neve Harif Samar Yahel Yotvata
Community settlements	Be'er Ora Shaharut Shitim