Migdal, Israel
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Migdal (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Tower) is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It was founded in 1910, and granted local council status in 1949. In 2022 it had a population of 2,031.
Migdal is located near Ginosar, and about 8 km north of Tiberias.[1] It has a shoreline on the Sea of Galilee, including the Tamar, Ilanot and Arbel beaches.
History
Migdal is named after a city from the Second Temple period called "Magdala". The ancient city is believed to have been located on the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Majdal, which preserved the name.[2]
In 1908, a small group of German Catholics who identified the site as the birthplace of Mary Magdalene settled there.[3] They left after a year and the land was bought by Russian Zionists who founded a farm, Ahuzat Moskva (Moscow Estate) in 1910. This settlement was adjacent to the Arab village al-Majdal. A few years later, the land was sold to private investors.[1] An encampment of Gdud HaAvoda workers who built the Tiberias-Rosh Pina road was established there in 1921.[4]
According to a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Migdal had a population of 51 inhabitants, consisting of 42 Jews and 9 Muslims.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c About Migdal. Flags of the World
- ^ Hareuveni, Immanuel (2010). Eretz Yisrael Lexicon. Ministry of Education. pp. 558–559.
- ^ a b Ancient Menorah
- ^ Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel Herzl Press and McGraw-Hill, New York 1971, Volume II, p. 784
- ^ [1]
- ^ Ancient Synagogue Found in Migdal
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