Meitav, Israel

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Meitav
Village office
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Meitav is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Meitav
Meitav
Coordinates: 32°32′48.47″N 35°18′2.16″E / 32.5467972°N 35.3006000°E / 32.5467972; 35.3006000Coordinates: 32°32′48.47″N 35°18′2.16″E / 32.5467972°N 35.3006000°E / 32.5467972; 35.3006000
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGilboa
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1954
Founded byKurdish and Iranian immigrants
Population
 (2019)[1]
471

Meitav (Hebrew: מֵיטָב‎, lit. Utmost, best) is a moshav in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 471.[1]

History[]

The moshav was established in 1954 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar.[2] The third settlement to be founded in the Ta'anakh, it was initially named Ta'anakh Gimel (lit. Ta'anakh 3). The name derives from Bereshit/Genesis 47,11: "Joseph ... gave them property in the best part of the land."[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 337. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.324 ISBN 965-220-186-3
  4. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.39 (in Hebrew) ISBN 965-220-423-4
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