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Geva Carmel

Geva Carmel
Geva Carmel is located in Israel
Geva Carmel
Geva Carmel
Coordinates: 32°39′43.19″N 34°57′16.2″E / 32.6619972°N 34.954500°E / 32.6619972; 34.954500Coordinates: 32°39′43.19″N 34°57′16.2″E / 32.6619972°N 34.954500°E / 32.6619972; 34.954500
District Haifa
Council Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Tunisian and Turkish refugees
Population (2015) 1,166

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 2015 it had a population of 1,166.

The moshav 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 town was named after the classic-era Jewish city of Geva, located in the area and described by Josephus. According to Rashid Khalidi, it was built east of the village of al-Sarafand, named for and built on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Jaba', about 1/2 km northwest of the Arab village site.


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