Arugot

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Arugot
Founded 1949
Founded by Polish and Romanian immigrants
Region South-central Israel
Council Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Industries Agriculture
Affiliation Moshavim Movement

Arugot (Hebrew: ערוגות‎, lit. Flowerbeds) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 765.

The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Poland and Romania on the ruins of Qastina and took its name from Chapter 17, verse 7 of the Book of Ezekiel.[1]

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  1. ^ (2005) Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel, Yuval Elʻazari (ed.), Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing, p. 435. ISBN 9657184347.  (Hebrew)

Coordinates: 31°44′4.92″N 34°46′14.51″E / 31.7347, 34.7706972

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