Givat Nili

Givat Nili (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת נִילִ"י, lit. Nili Hill) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov and Wadi Ara, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 715.[1]

Givat Nili
Givat Nili is located in Haifa region of Israel
Givat Nili
Givat Nili
Coordinates: 32°32′49″N 35°2′28″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilAlona Regional Council
AffiliationMishkei Herut Beitar
Founded1953
Founded byIraq, Turkish and Tunisian immigrants
Population
 (2021)[1]
715

History

The moshav was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Iraq, Turkey and Tunisia on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm ash Shauf.[2][3] It was named after the Nili underground organisation.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. Homes: Written in Stone, Jerusalem Post
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 199. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 99. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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