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Arugot

Arugot
Arugot Aerial View.jpg
Arugot is located in Israel
Arugot
Arugot
Coordinates: 31°44′4.92″N 34°46′14.51″E / 31.7347000°N 34.7706972°E / 31.7347000; 34.7706972Coordinates: 31°44′4.92″N 34°46′14.51″E / 31.7347000°N 34.7706972°E / 31.7347000; 34.7706972
Council Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Polish and Romanian immigrants
Population (2015) 1,124

Arugot (Hebrew: עֲרוּגוֹת‎, lit. Flowerbeds) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2015 its population was 1,124.

The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land belonging to the depopulated Arab village of Qastina. Its name was taken from Chapter 17, verse 7 of the Book of Ezekiel.


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