Netu'a
Netu'a | |
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Netu'a | |
Coordinates: 33°3′53.24″N 35°19′21.97″E / 33.0647889°N 35.3227694°ECoordinates: 33°3′53.24″N 35°19′21.97″E / 33.0647889°N 35.3227694°E | |
District | Northern |
Council | Ma'ale Yosef |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1966 |
Founded by | Moshavniks |
Population (2015)[1] | 277 |
Netu'a (Hebrew: נְטוּעָה, lit. Planted) is an moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 277.
History
The village was established in 1966 by residents of other local moshavim as part of a plan to encourage more Jewish settlement in the Galilee. It is founded on the land of the Arab village of Dayr al-Qassi,[2] which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 13, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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