Amikam
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| Founded | 1950 | |
| Founded by | North African immigrants | |
| Council | Alona | |
| Region | Haifa District | |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar | |
| Coordinates | 32°33′49.31″N 35°1′14.51″E / 32.5636972°N 35.0206972°ECoordinates: 32°33′49.31″N 35°1′14.51″E / 32.5636972°N 35.0206972°E | |
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Amikam (Hebrew: עַמִּיקָם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council, whose headquarters are located in the moshav. In 2006 it had a population of 561. West of the moshav is the Alona Park.[1]
The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from North Africa and Jewish refugees from Harbin, Manchuria, who had fled the Chinese Civil War.[1]In 1956, a group of Polish Jewish immigrants settled on the moshav. Some of the families engage in fruit farming, raising peaches, plums, nectarines and loquats. Children attend the local Tali Alona elementary school. [2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. pp. 426–427. ISBN 9657184347. (Hebrew)
- ^ Alona region
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