Barkai
For people with the surname, see Barkai (surname).
Barkai
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| Etymology: Morning Star | |
  Barkai | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°01′E / 32.467°N 35.017°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Region | Wadi Ara |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 10 May 1949 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 560 |
| Website | www |
Barkai (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Morning Star) is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. Its main industries include thermal and acoustic insulation, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops. In 2022 it had a population of 560.[1]
It was founded on 10 May 1949 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Wadi Ara.The Arabic village east of Kibbutz Barkai still exists. [2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 202. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
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