Geva Carmel | |
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Coordinates: 32°39′43.19″N 34°57′16.2″E / 32.6619972°N 34.954500°ECoordinates: 32°39′43.19″N 34°57′16.2″E / 32.6619972°N 34.954500°E | |
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.