Sha'alvim
Sha'alvim
שַׁעַלְבִים | |
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Coordinates: 31°52′7″N 34°59′7″E / 31.86861°N 34.98528°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Council | Gezer |
Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
Founded | 13 August 1951 |
Founded by | Nahal |
Population (2022)[1] | 1,813 |
Sha'alvim (Hebrew: שַׁעַלְבִים) is a religious kibbutz in central Israel and one of only two affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael (Hafetz Haim being the other). Located near the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,813.[1]
History
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the area of Sha'alvim belonged to the Nahiyeh (sub-district) of Lod that encompassed the area of the present-day city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south to the present-day city of El’ad in the north, and from the foothills in the east, through the Lod Valley to the outskirts of Jaffa in the west. This area was home to thousands of inhabitants in about 20 villages, who had at their disposal tens of thousands of hectares of prime agricultural land.[2]
The kibbutz was founded on 13 August 1951 by a
In 1961, a yeshiva, Yeshivat Sha'alvim, was founded in Sha'alvim, and later became a large regional religious education facility.
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Marom, Roy (2022). "Lydda Sub-District: Lydda and its countryside during the Ottoman period". Diospolis - City of God: Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod. 8: 103–136.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Joshua 19:42
- ^ Judges 1:35
- ^ 1 Kings 4:9
- ISBN 9780826485717.
- ISBN 965-448-413-7.