Liman, Israel
| Liman לִימַן | |
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  Liman | |
| Coordinates: 33°3′32.39″N 35°6′46.44″E / 33.0589972°N 35.1129000°ECoordinates: 33°3′32.39″N 35°6′46.44″E / 33.0589972°N 35.1129000°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Region | Western Galilee |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Demobilized soldiers |
| Population (2005) | 500 |
Liman (Hebrew: לִימַן) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel, located about 5 km (3 mi) north of Nahariya. It belongs to the Mateh Asher Regional Council and the Moshavim Movement.
History
Moshav Liman was founded in 1949 by a group of demobilized soldiers on part of the lands of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Bassa. It was originally called Tzahal.[1][2] but renamed "Liman" to honor the American senator Herbert H. Lehman. In 2005 it had a population of about 500.[3] Its area is about 2400 dunams. Most residents work in agriculture, such as plantings and chicken raising.
The Liman Nature Reserve is located about 1 km (1 mi) north of the settlement, an area of about 50 dunams on a section of the gravel ridge that was preserved.
A 3rd century painted tomb from the Roman period was discovered in the fields of Liman in 1994/1995. The tomb contained two skeletons, bottles, coins and pottery.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
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