Kibbutz Na'an
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Na'an נַעַן |
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 Na'an
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| Coordinates: 31°53′01″N 34°51′28″E / 31.88361°N 34.85778°ECoordinates: 31°53′01″N 34°51′28″E / 31.88361°N 34.85778°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Founded by | Noar HaOved |
| Population (2016) | 1,590 |
| Website | www.naan.org.il |
Na'an (Hebrew: נַעַן) is a kibbutz near the city of Rehovot in Israel. Located within the Central District, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council and borders the villages of Ganei Hadar, Ramot Meir and Sitria. Founded in 1930, it is the first kibbutz established by Jews born in Eretz Israel. Kibbutz Naan is the largest kibbutz in Israel in terms of population.
The name of the village and the kibbutz derives probably from the Biblical town of Na'amah (Joshua 15:41).
Na'an was the headquarters of Simon bar Giora, one of the Jewish leaders during First Jewish-Roman War in late 60s of the common era.
The Na'an kibbutz was founded in September 1930 by 42 members of the Noar HaOved youth group, on lands purchased from the Palestinian village of Al-Na'ani. This is the first kibbutz founded by members of Noar HaOved, as well as the first kibbutz established by Jews born in Eretz Israel.
Before the establishment of the state of Israel, the people of Na'an were active in both the British Jewish Brigade (two members of the kibbutz died in service during World War II) and the Haganah. Prominent Haganah leader and later Israeli parliament member Yisrael Galili was a member of the kibbutz and a large Haganah weapon cache was hidden in a hidden cellar under one of the kibbutz houses. That cache was the largest cache not caught by the British Mandatory forces during Operation Agatha and kibbutz elders claim that Yisrael Galili (who evaded capture by the British) was spirited out of the kibbutz in the guise of a pregnant woman set to give birth.
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