Amikam

Amikam

Founded 1950
Founded by North African immigrants
Council Alona
Region Haifa District
Affiliation Mishkei Herut Beitar
Coordinates
Amikam

Amikam (Hebrew: עַמִּיקָם‎‎) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council, whose headquarters are located in the moshav. In 2006 it had a population of 561. West of the moshav is the Alona Park.[1]

The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from North Africa and Jewish refugees from Harbin, Manchuria, who had fled the Chinese Civil War.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. pp. 426–427. ISBN 9657184347.  (Hebrew)

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