Magen, Israel

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Magen
מָגֵן‎
Sheikh Nuran Grave in Kibbutz Magen, Israel.jpg
Magen is located in Northwest Negev region of Israel
Magen
Magen
Coordinates: 31°17′59″N 34°25′37″E / 31.29972°N 34.42694°E / 31.29972; 34.42694Coordinates: 31°17′59″N 34°25′37″E / 31.29972°N 34.42694°E / 31.29972; 34.42694
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilEshkol
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded16 August 1949
Founded byRomanian Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
532
Websitewww.magen.org.il

Magen (Hebrew: מָגֵן, lit. Shield) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev desert and covering 8,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 532.[1]

History[]

During World War I, British forces established an air base here after the withdrawal of the Turks.[2] The kibbutz was established by immigrants from Romania on 16 August 1949. The site was on the remains the Maqam (shrine) of , probably the site of the biblical town of Bethul (Joshua 19:4)[3] and a battlefield during Operation Assaf in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Sheikh Nuran following its occupation by the Israeli Army during Operation Assaf, December 1948

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ John D. Grainger (2006). The Battle for Palestine, 1917. The Boydell Press. pp. 102, 154–155.
  3. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.307, ISBN 965-220-186-3

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