Usha, Israel
| Usha | |
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  Usha | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′45.24″N 35°6′50.04″E / 32.7959000°N 35.1139000°ECoordinates: 32°47′45.24″N 35°6′50.04″E / 32.7959000°N 35.1139000°E | |
| Council | Zevulun Regional Council |
| Region | Zevulun |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 9 November 1937 |
| Founded by | Polish immigrants |
| Population (2012) | 455[1] |
Usha (Hebrew: אוּשָׁה) is a kibbutz in the western Galilee area of Israel. Located near the city of Kiryat Atta, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2012 it had a population of 455.[1]
History
The kibbutz was founded on 9 November 1937 as a tower and stockade settlement by a Polish gar'in group formed in 1930. Prior to the establishment of the kibbutz, they had organised themselves in several moshavot in the Sharon area, including Kfar Saba, Magdiel and Petah Tikva. The founders were members of the Hanoar Hatzioni youth group, and it was the first kibbutz established by the organisation (Other kibbutzim founded by Hanoar Hatzioni are: HaSolelim, Kfar Glikson, Tel Yitzhak, Nitzanim and Ein HaShlosha).[2] Its name was taken from the ancient Jewish city of Usha, which remained in the Arab village Hawsha that was located nearby.
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War Usha and Ramat Yohanan were attacked by the Druze battalion of the Arab Liberation Army, though the residents of the two settlements managed to repel the attack.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ↑ , Map of Hanoar Hatzioni Settlements.
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