Ein Yahav
Ein Yahav
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 Entry to Ein Yahav. | |
| Etymology: Yahav Spring | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Central Arava |
| Affiliation | Moshav Movement |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founded by | Veteran moshav members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 856 |
Ein Yahav (Template:Lang-he-n) is a moshav in Israel. Located 100 m below sea level in the northern Arava, 12 km south of Hatzeva and between the Yahav and Nikrot streams,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional Council. In 2022 it has a population of 856.
Etymology
It is named after the Yahav Spring, located southwest of the moshav.
History
In 1950, an agricultural experimentation station was set up at Ein Yahav by members of Shahal, a movement to settle arid areas of Israel. The name was derived from the Arabic name for the area, Ayn Wiba, and the Roman name—Yahibu. The station was abandoned and on 7 October 1953, Israel Defense Forces veterans settled there.[2] In 1959 a Nahal settlement was established 5 km to the east of the original. In 1962 it was civilianized by senior moshavniks and in 1967 the settlement moved to its current location.[3] Ein-Yahav has an airfield nearby (Airport Code: EIY).[4]
Ein Yahav has developed chocolate-colored peppers that combine the nutritional benefits of red and green peppers.[5]
Archaeology
There is an ancient copper-smelting site near Ein Yahav. A small hill with blackened slopes, covered mainly by crushed copper slag, identify the remains of the smelting devices used at the end of the Early Bronze Age for smelting copper.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b Vilnai, Ze'ev (1978). "Ein Yahav". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. Volume 6. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. pp. 5741–5742.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel. Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 415. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Information about Ein Yahav Airfield". Worldwide airport database. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Yahav veggie company unveils chocolate-colored pepper