Ein Yahav

Ein Yahav (Hebrew: עֵין יַהַב) is a moshav in Israel. Located 100 m below sea level in the northern Arava, 12 km south of Hatzeva and between the Yahav and Nikrot streams,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. In 2021 it has a population of 803.[1]

Ein Yahav
עֵין יַהַב‎
عين يهاف
Entry to Ein Yahav.
Entry to Ein Yahav.
Etymology: Yahav Spring
Ein Yahav is located in Southern Negev region of Israel
Ein Yahav
Ein Yahav
Ein Yahav is located in Israel
Ein Yahav
Ein Yahav
Coordinates: 30°39′31″N 35°14′12″E
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilCentral Arava
AffiliationMoshav Movement
Founded1962
Founded byVeteran moshav members
Population
 (2021)[1]
803

Etymology

Moshav Ein Yahav is named after the Yahav Spring, located southwest of the moshav.

History
Ein Yahav greenhouses

In 1950, an agricultural experimentation station was set up at Ein Yahav by members of Shahal, a movement to settle arid areas of Israel. The station was abandoned and on 7 October 1953, Israel Defense Forces veterans settled there.[2] In 1959 a Nahal settlement was established 5 km to the east of the original. In 1962 it was civilianized by senior moshavniks and in 1967 the settlement moved to its current location.[3] Ein-Yahav has an airfield nearby (Airport Code: EIY).[4]

Ein Yahav 1969

Ein Yahav has developed chocolate-colored peppers that combine the nutritional benefits of red and green peppers.[5]

Archaeology

There is an ancient copper-smelting site near Ein Yahav. A small hill with blackened slopes, covered mainly by crushed copper slag, identify the remains of the smelting devices used at the end of the Early Bronze Age for smelting copper.

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. Vilnai, Ze'ev (1978). "Ein Yahav". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. 6. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. pp. 5741–5742.
  3. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 415. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Information about Ein Yahav Airfield". Worldwide airport database. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  5. Udasin, Sharon (February 10, 2015). "Ein Yahav Veggie Company Unveils 'Chocolate-Colored Pepper'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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