Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud

Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud
Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud
Coordinates: 32°39′33.83″N 35°34′53.76″E / 32.6593972°N 35.5816000°E / 32.6593972; 35.5816000Coordinates: 32°39′33.83″N 35°34′53.76″E / 32.6593972°N 35.5816000°E / 32.6593972; 35.5816000
Council	Emek HaYarden
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1953
Founded by	Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim members
Population (2015)[1]	922

Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud (Hebrew: אַשְׁדוֹת יַעֲקֹב אִחוּד‎) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee near the Jordanian border and covering 4,200 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 922.^[1]

History

The kibbutz was established in 1953 by members of Ihud HaKvutzot VeHaKibbutzim as a result of a split in the original kibbutz of Ashdot Ya'akov (members of HaKibbutz HaMeuhad established Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad).

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