Kfar HaHoresh

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Kfar HaHoresh
Kfar HaHoresh is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Kfar HaHoresh
Kfar HaHoresh
Coordinates: 32°42′7.56″N 35°16′27.47″E / 32.7021000°N 35.2742972°E / 32.7021000; 35.2742972Coordinates: 32°42′7.56″N 35°16′27.47″E / 32.7021000°N 35.2742972°E / 32.7021000; 35.2742972
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1933
Founded byGordonia members
Population
 (2019)[1]
699
Name meaningVillage of the Thicket
Websitewww.k-h.org.il

Kfar HaHoresh (Hebrew: כְּפַר הַחֹרֶשׁ, כפר החורש‎, lit. 'Village of the Thicket') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 699.[1]

History[]

A nearby archaeological site dating to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period has been under excavation since the early 1990s.[2]

The kibbutz was established in 1933 by members of the Gordonia youth movement who had previously been living in Ness Ziona. The land had been bought by the Jewish National Fund in 1930. Today the kibbutz has been privatized. The Arabic-language radio station Radio A-Shams broadcasts from the kibbutz.

  • Kfar HaHoresh celebrating tree planting 1936

  • Kfar HaHotesh 1936

  • Kfar HaHoresh 1939

Sport[]

The kibbutz fielded a football team, which competed in Liga Meuhedet in 1949–50; the team finished eighth in the league's North Division.

Notable residents[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The 2007–8 excavation seasons at Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Kfar HaHoresh, Israel". Antiquity. Durham University. 82 (318). December 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
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