Sde Yoav
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| Sde Yoav | |
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| Founded | 1956 |
| Region | South-central Israel |
| Industries | Agriculture |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
Sde Yoav (Hebrew: שדה יואב, lit. Yoav Field) is a kibbutz in south-central Israel. Located between the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council.
[edit] History
The kibbutz was founded in 1966, and was named after Yitzhak Dubno (nicknamed Yoav) who was killed whilst defending the nearby kibbutz of Negba during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Near Sde Yoav there was an Arab village called Iraq Suwaydan which was abandoned in the 1948. In 2006 it had a population of 210.
Today, like many kibbutzim, Sde Yoav is in the process of privatization.
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