Gonen

Gonen
גּוֹנֵן
Gonen
Coordinates: 33°7′20.63″N 35°38′47.03″E / 33.1223972°N 35.6463972°E / 33.1223972; 35.6463972Coordinates: 33°7′20.63″N 35°38′47.03″E / 33.1223972°N 35.6463972°E / 33.1223972; 35.6463972
District Northern
Council Upper Galilee
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 13 August 1951
Founded by Nahal
Population (2015)[1] 329
Name meaning Defended

Gonen (Hebrew: גּוֹנֵן, lit. Defended) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Finger of the Galilee near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 329.[1]

History

Gonen was established on 13 August 1951 as a Nahal settlement,[2] and was civilianised a year later by a group of Hebrew Scouts.[3] It was the first Nahal settlement to convert to civilian control.

Its name is derived from the Book of Kings and symbolized the settlement's strategic location and proximity to the pre-Six-Day War Israel–Syria border, established in the 1949 Armistice Agreements. During the 1949–1967 period, the village's vicinity was the site of numerous skirmishes with the Syrian army.[3]

Since 1994, the kibbutz has been in the process of conversion to a community settlement.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Vilnai, Ze'ev (1976). "Kaukab". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Volume 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. p. 1268.
  3. 1 2 3 HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 185. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
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