Kfar Yehoshua
| Kfar Yehoshua כְּפַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | |
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Kfar Yehoshua railway station in 2006. | |
  Kfar Yehoshua | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′0.95″N 35°9′14.04″E / 32.6835972°N 35.1539000°ECoordinates: 32°41′0.95″N 35°9′14.04″E / 32.6835972°N 35.1539000°E | |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Region | Galilee |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Name meaning | Joshua Village |
Kfar Yehoshua (Hebrew: כְּפַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, lit. Joshua Village) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Carmel City and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 732.
The moshav was founded in 1927[1] and was named after Yehoshua Hankin, was responsible for most of the major land purchases of the World Zionist Organization in Ottoman Palestine. It had a railway station on the Jezreel Valley railway which ceased operating midway through the 20th century.
Picture Gallery
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The Railway museum opening ceremony
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Another image of the Ottoman railway buildings
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Outdated design and location near the residential area made the cowsheds an environmental problem in the village
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Farm buildings made of asbestos in the village became a major environmental hazard
Notable residents
References
- ↑ Levy, Eyal (3 February 2012). בכפר יהושע המומים מההתאבדות של כוכב הריאליטי [Kfar Yehoshua residents stunned by suicide of reality star]. Nrg Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 February 2012.
כפר יהושע הוקם ב-1927 ונמצא בעמק יזרעאל, שני קילומטרים דרומית לרמת ישי.
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