Meitav | |
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Coordinates: 32°32′48″N 35°18′2″E / 32.54667°N 35.30056°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Gilboa |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1954 |
Founded by | Kurdish and Iranian immigrants |
Population (2022)
[1] | 456 |
Meitav ( Hebrew: מֵיטָב, lit. Utmost, best) is a moshav in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 456. [1]
The moshav was established in 1954 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar. [2] The third settlement to be founded in the Ta'anakh, it was initially named Ta'anakh Gimel (lit. Ta'anakh 3). The name derives from Bereshit/Genesis 47,11: "Joseph ... gave them property in the best part of the land." [3] [4]
Meitav | |
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Coordinates: 32°32′48″N 35°18′2″E / 32.54667°N 35.30056°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Gilboa |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1954 |
Founded by | Kurdish and Iranian immigrants |
Population (2022)
[1] | 456 |
Meitav ( Hebrew: מֵיטָב, lit. Utmost, best) is a moshav in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 456. [1]
The moshav was established in 1954 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar. [2] The third settlement to be founded in the Ta'anakh, it was initially named Ta'anakh Gimel (lit. Ta'anakh 3). The name derives from Bereshit/Genesis 47,11: "Joseph ... gave them property in the best part of the land." [3] [4]