Rosh HaNikra (kibbutz)

Coordinates: 33°5′10″N 35°6′59″E / 33.08611°N 35.11639°E / 33.08611; 35.11639
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Rosh HaNikra
רֹאשׁ הַנִּקְרָה
Etymology: Head of the Grottoes
Rosh HaNikra is located in Northwest Israel
Rosh HaNikra
Rosh HaNikra
Rosh HaNikra is located in Israel
Rosh HaNikra
Rosh HaNikra
Coordinates: 33°5′10″N 35°6′59″E / 33.08611°N 35.11639°E / 33.08611; 35.11639
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded6 January 1949
Founded byDemobilised Palmach members
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,422
Websitewww.rosh-hanikra.com

Rosh HaNikra (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַנִּקְרָה) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near the Rosh HaNikra grottoes and the border with Lebanon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,422.[1]

History

The kibbutz was established on 6 January 1949 by a gar'in of demobilised Palmach soldiers who moved there from Kibbutz Hanita, along with Zionist youth movement members and young Holocaust survivors.

It was built on land belonging to the Mandate of Palestine (UK) on the village of al-Bassa, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2]

2023 Israel–Hamas war

During the

2023 war between Hamas and Israel, northern Israeli border communities, including Rosh HaNikra, faced targeted attacks by Hezbollah and Palestinian factions based in Lebanon, and were evacuated.[3]

Original buildings at Rosh Hanikra. 1949

Economy

The kibbutz grows

microbes, early detection and elimination of somaclonal variation, reduction of labor and fixed costs in production, etc.[4]

In the early 21st century, the kibbutz was privatized.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  3. ^ IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks
  4. ^ Matimop, Rahan Meristem
  5. ^ Heller, Aron. [1]: Israelis Dig 'Borat,' Jokes in Hebrew. 2006-12-14. Retrieved on 2008-12-29

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