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District of Jinin - colonies


Ein Carmel colony
Ein Carmel is a kibbutz located near Atlit. It was established in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Mazar, in the District of Haifa. The kibbutz was founded by former settlers of Ein Hayam and Ramat Rachel. The founding charter of the settlement was signed at the end of the 1948 ethnic cleansing war by four adults and two children from each of the founding groups. The kibbutz is located approximately one kilometer from the former Palestinian vill
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Nov 3, 20251 min read


Nurit colony
Nurit is a settlement in northern occupied Palestine, located on Mount Gilboa. It was established in 1950 on the lands of the depopulated village of Nuris, located in the Jenin District. At the time of its establishment, the settlement had a population of 159 settlers. Sources: Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used: The official Hebrew website of the settlement. Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Palestine Remembered website (entry for the villag
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Nov 3, 20251 min read


Ma'ale Gilboa Colony
Ma'ale Gilboa is a religious kibbutz located on a mountain summit approximately 5 kilometers west of Beisan (Beit She'an). It was established in 1962 on the lands of the depopulated village of Khirbat al-Jawfa in the Jenin District. As of 2019, the settlement had a population of approximately 840 settlers. Sources: Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used: Official website of the settlement (Hebrew). Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Palestine Remem
nakba memory museum
Nov 3, 20251 min read


Yizre'el Colony (Kibbutz Yizre'el)
Yizre'el is a kibbutz located near Afula, established in 1948 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Zir'in, in the District of Jenin. As of 2018, the kibbutz had a population of approximately 556 settlers. Sources: Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used: Official website of the settlement (Hebrew). Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Palestine Remembered website (entry for the village of Zir'in).
nakba memory museum
Nov 3, 20251 min read


Yosef Kaplan Colony – Kibbutz Megiddo
Kibbutz Megiddo is located in the Jezreel Valley (Marj Ibn Amir) in northern occupied Palestine. It was established in 1949. As of 2015, the kibbutz had a population of approximately 847 settlers. The Israeli government established the kibbutz in 1949 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Lajjun. Sources: Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used: Official website of the settlement (Hebrew). Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Pal
nakba memory museum
Nov 3, 20251 min read


Avital Colony
Avital is a moshav located ten kilometers south of Afula. It was established in 1933 on the lands of the depopulated village of Zar'een in the Jenin District. In 2017, the settlement had a population of 519 settlers. Sources: Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used: Official website of the settlement (Hebrew). Israeli Central Bureau ofStatistics. Palestine Remembered website (entry for the village of Zar'een).
nakba memory museum
Sep 6, 20251 min read
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