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Ein Carmel

Ein Carmel
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Ein Carmel is located in Israel
Ein Carmel
Ein Carmel
Coordinates: 32°40′33.23″N 34°57′11.87″E / 32.6758972°N 34.9532972°E / 32.6758972; 34.9532972Coordinates: 32°40′33.23″N 34°57′11.87″E / 32.6758972°N 34.9532972°E / 32.6758972; 34.9532972
District Haifa
Council Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Former residents of Ein HaYam and Ramat Rachel
Population (2015) 894
Website ein-carmel.org.il

Ein Carmel (Hebrew: עֵין כַּרְמֶל‎, lit. Carmel Spring) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 894.

The kibbutz was established in 1950 by former residents of Ein HaYam and Ramat Rachel. It is located one kilometre west of the former Arab village of al-Mazar, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and some of the houses of Ein Carmel are land that had belonged to the village.


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