Netivot
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| Coordinates: 31°25′N 34°35′E / 31.417°N 34.583°ECoordinates: 31°25′N 34°35′E / 31.417°N 34.583°E | ||
| District | Southern | |
| Founded | 1956 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City (from 1996) | |
| • Mayor | Yehiel Zohar | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,626 dunams (5.626 km2 or 2.172 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 31,314 | |
| Name meaning | Paths | |
Netivot (Hebrew: נְתִיבוֹת, "paths") is a city in the Southern District of Israel located between Beersheba and Gaza. In 2015 it had a population of 31,314.
Netivot was founded in 1956 as a Negev development town. The first residents were immigrants from Morocco and Tunisia. In the 1990s, they were joined by immigrants from Russia and Ethiopia. For many years, Netivot suffered from high unemployment. Since 2008, Netivot has been the target of Grad missile attacks from Gaza. In 2012, a rocket exploded near a school in the city.
A major landmark is the tomb of the Baba Sali, a Moroccan-born kabbalist who is buried there.
In 2001, the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.9% Jewish, with no significant Arab population, and the population was evenly divided between males and females. The city ranked relatively low in the socioeconomic index (3 out of 10) In the wake of Operation Solomon, Netivot absorbed a large number of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants.
By the end of 2009 Netivot had a population of 26,700.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, there were 22 schools and 4,243 students in the city: 16 elementary schools with 3,053 students, and 11 high schools with 1,190 students. 43.1% of 12th grade students were entitled to a Bagrut matriculation certificate in 2001. Netivot schools have been chosen for a special pilot project in which elementary school children build their own mini-robots.
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