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District of Hebron - colonies


Gevin Colony
Given is a moshav located between the settlements of Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malachi. The moshav was established in 1955 by Zionist immigrants from Morocco, on land that originally belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Mughallis, in the district of Hebron. As of 2021, the number of its settlers was 422.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Tsfaryim Colony
Tsfaryim is a moshav located in the Hebron area. It was established in 1958 by Zionist immigrants from Morocco, Iran, Iraq, and India on land that formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Ajjur, in the Hebron district. As of 2021, the settlement’s population was 417 settlers.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Beit Nir Colony
Beit Nir is a kibbutz located in the Lakhish settlement area. It was established in August 1957 by members of the Hashomer Hatzair movement on land that formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Kudna, located in the Hebron District. As of of 2019, the number of settlers residing in the kibbutz was 609.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Beit Guvrin colony
Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz located in the Hebron area, west of the historic town of Bayt Jibrin and approximately 14 kilometers east of the Kiryat Gat settlement. It was established in 1949 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Jibrin, located in the Hebron District.According to statistics from December 2015, the number of settlers residing in the kibbutz was 436.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Begit Colony
There is insufficient information available regarding the settlement, except that it was established in 1952 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kidna,
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Segula Colony
Segula is an agricultural settlement (moshav) located in the south-central part of occupied Palestine, north of Kiryat Gat. It was established in 1953 by Jewish Zionists on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Summil, which was emptied of its inhabitants during the 1948 Nakba War. It is also located near the former Palestinian village of Barqusya, southwest of its location.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Zekharia Colony
Zekharia is a moshav located near the city of Hebron. It was established in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Zakariyya, in the Hebron District. As of 2019, the settlement had a population of approximately 1,124 settlers.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Tirosh Colony
Tirosh is a moshav located between the Israeli settlements of Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi. It was established in 1955 by Zionist immigrants and refugees from North Africa on land that formerly belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of ‘Ajjur, in the Hebron District. The name "Tirosh" is derived from the Hebrew word for “grape must,” reflecting the presence of many vineyards in the area. Outside the moshav, there is a reported site believed to be a nuclear weapons
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Gal’on Colony
Gal’on is a kibbutz established in 1946 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Ra‘na, in the Hebron District. It is located approximately 10 kilometers northeast of Kiryat Gat and about 2 kilometers east of Beit Jibrin. As of 2021, the settlement had a population of 603 settlers.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Giv'at Yeshayahu Colony
Giv'at Yeshayahu is a moshav established in 1958 by Zionist immigrants from Hungary, who were members of the Zionist youth movement. It was named after the scholar Yeshayahu Press and was built on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of ‘Ajjur. In 2016, ancient Roman landmarks were relocated from Highway 38 to an archaeological park within the moshav of Giv'at Yeshayahu. Surrounded by ancient wine presses and wineries, Giv'at Yeshayahu operates a facility for prod
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Le’on Colony
Srigim, also known as Le’ón, is a community settlement established in 1960 on the lands of the depopulated village of ‘Ajjur in the Hebron district. it was originally planned to become a regional center and was named after the grape vineyards that are widespread in the area. In 1996, the settlement of Srigim was expanded to include 200 Jewish families aiming to transform it into an ecological settlement. It hosts dozens of artists and holds an art exhibition twice a year. The
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Lakhish Colony
Lakhish is an Israeli settlement located in the northern Negev region, established in 1955 on the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Qubayba, in the Hebron District. As of 2022, the settlement had a population of approximately 819 settlers.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Kiryat Arba Colony
Kiryat Arba is an Israeli settlement located on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. It was established in 1968, and as of 2022, it had a population of approximately 7,490 settlers.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Nehusha Colony
Nehusha is a moshav located approximately five kilometers northeast of Bayt Jibrin, on land that once belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Khirbat Umm Burj, in the Hebron district. As of 2022, the settlement had a population of 1,460 settlers. The moshav was originally established in 1955 on the lands of Umm Burj, but it collapsed in 1968. It was later re-established in 1981.
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Nahla Colony
Nahla is a settlement located in the south-central region of occupied Palestine. It lies a few kilometers north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi. It was established in 1953 by the Yemeni Zionist refugees on land that once belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Simsim. The founders had originally established Moshav Agur in 1950, along with the nearby settlement of Menuha. The name “Nahla” is derived from the Menuha VeNahla organization (Hebrew: מנוחה ונחלה
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Netiv HaLamed-Heh Colony
Netiv HaLamed-Heh is a kibbutz established on August 16, 1949 by demobilized soldiers on land that once belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Nattif. As of 2022, the settlement had a population of 701 settlers. The founding soldiers were members of the Fourth Company of the Harel Brigade of the Palmach. The settlement was originally named “Peled”—an acronym derived from the Hebrew for "Pluga Daled" (Company D). It was later renamed Netiv HaLamed-Heh in memor
nakba memory museum
Dec 9, 20251 min read


Aviezer Colony
Aviezer is a small religious moshav located in central occupied Palestine, approximately seven kilometers south of Beit Shemesh. The moshav was established on April 8, 1958, by immigrants from Iran and Cochini Jews from Kochi, India, who constitute the main ethnic group. It was initially named Adullam 9, then later renamed after Avigdor Zigmunt Geistiner, the former chairman of the Jewish National Fund in the United Kingdom. it was founded on the lands of the depopulated Pale
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Dec 9, 20251 min read


Amatsia Colony
Amatsia is a Zionist settlement established on the lands of the destroyed Palestinian village of Al-Dawayima, which was the site of a massacre carried out by the Israeli army on October 28, 1948,resulting in the deaths of between 80 and 200 people. The settlement was founded in 1955. As of 2017, the population of the settlement was approximately 465 settlers.
nakba memory museum
Dec 8, 20251 min read


Agur Colony
Agur is a moshav located near Hebron, established in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of ‘Ajjur, in the Hebron District. The village of ‘Ajjur was occupied and its residents displaced in October 1948 by the Fourth Battalion of the Givati Brigade, as part of Operation Yoav. Agur was initially founded by Zionist immigrants from Yemen. In 1953, the original founders left to establish another moshav, Nahala. Agur was subsequently resettled by Zionist immig
nakba memory museum
Dec 8, 20251 min read


Luzit Colony
Luzit is a settlement (moshav) located in central occupied Palestine, situated between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Gat. It was established in 1955 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Dayr al-Dubban by Sephardic Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa, led by Shalom de Valenzuela Levi Kahana. The settlement was initially named "Deir Dubban Bet", in reference to the original Palestinian village of Dayr al-Dubban, but was later renamed Luzit, after the al
nakba memory museum
Dec 8, 20251 min read
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