Sde Yoav

Sde Yoav
Sde Yoav
Coordinates: 31°38′36.59″N 34°40′53.03″E / 31.6434972°N 34.6813972°E / 31.6434972; 34.6813972Coordinates: 31°38′36.59″N 34°40′53.03″E / 31.6434972°N 34.6813972°E / 31.6434972; 34.6813972
Council	Yoav
Region	South-central Israel
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1956

Sde Yoav (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה יוֹאָב, 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.

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1956, 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 a Palestinian Arab village called Iraq Suwaydan which was depopulated in the 1948. In 2006 it had a population of 210.

Today, like many kibbutzim, Sde Yoav is in the process of privatization.