Geva Carmel | |
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Coordinates: 32°39′43″N 34°57′16″E / 32.66194°N 34.95444°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Haifa |
Council | Hof HaCarmel |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1949 |
Founded by | Tunisian and Turkish Jews |
Population (2022)
[1] | 1,205 |
Geva Carmel ( Hebrew: גֶּבַע כַּרְמֶל, lit. Carmel Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,205. [1]
Moshav Geva Carmel was established in 1949 by immigrants from Tunisia and Turkey, including Moshe Sardines, who later served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai. The moshav takes its name from the Hellenistic Jewish city of Geva, which according to Josephus was situated in a large plain near Galilee and Mount Carmel. [2][ citation needed]
According to Walid Khalidi, it was built east of the village of al-Sarafand, named for and built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Jaba', about 1/2 km northwest of the village site. [3] [4]