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Bahan, Israel

Coordinates: 32°21′3″N 35°1′9″E / 32.35083°N 35.01917°E / 32.35083; 35.01917
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Bahan
בַּחַן
Park Utopia in Bahan
Park Utopia in Bahan
Bahan is located in Central Israel
Bahan
Bahan
Bahan is located in Israel
Bahan
Bahan
Coordinates: 32°21′3″N 35°1′9″E / 32.35083°N 35.01917°E / 32.35083; 35.01917
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1954
Founded bySouth American immigrants
Population
 (2022)
1,147[1]
Websitewww.bahan.org.il

Bahan (Hebrew: בַּחַן, lit.'Watchtower') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Bat Hefer, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,147.[1]

History

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The kibbutz was established in 1954 by a Nahal gar'in group made up of immigrants from South America. Its name is a biblical word from Isaiah (32:14),[2] also commemorating a watchtower located near the Jordanian border until 1967. Nearby is an archaeological site named Tel Bahan and ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qaqun.[3]

Utopia Park

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The kibbutz is the location of Utopia Park, an orchid and tropical flower garden and park.

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Official website/source of name Bahan (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ a b Weaver, Alain Epp (2014). Mapping exile and return: Palestinian dispossession and a political theology for a shared future. Minneapolis, Minn: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-7012-3.
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