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Bilu pioneers in Migdal, 1912

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

Magdala
Al-Majdal, Tiberias

References

  1. ^ a b c About Migdal. Flags of the World
  2. ^ Hareuveni, Immanuel (2010). Eretz Yisrael Lexicon. Ministry of Education. pp. 558–559.
  3. ^ a b Ancient Menorah
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel Herzl Press and McGraw-Hill, New York 1971, Volume II, p. 784
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Ancient Synagogue Found in Migdal
The town of Migdal is featured on the right, and Hamaam on the left From Mount Arbel.