Bahan, Israel
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Bahan
בַּחַן | |
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Coordinates: 32°21′3″N 35°1′9″E / 32.35083°N 35.01917°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Council | Hefer Valley |
Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
Founded | 1954 |
Founded by | South American immigrants |
Population (2022) | 1,147[1] |
Website | www |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The kibbutz is the location of Utopia Park, an orchid and tropical flower garden and park.
Notable residents
[edit]- Eitan Bronstein immigrated to kibbutz Bahan from Argentina as a child[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Official website/source of name Bahan (in Hebrew)
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Hebrew)