Ya'ara
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Coordinates: 33°4′1.2″N 35°11′5.28″E / 33.067000°N 35.1848000°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Ma'ale Yosef |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | North African Jews |
Population (2022)[1] | 806 |
Ya'ara (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. honeysuckle and honeycomb) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 806.[1]
History
The village was established in 1950 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Arab al-Samniyya[2] by immigrants from North Africa and local Bedouin, and was the first mixed Jewish-Bedouin village in the country. It was named after the surrounding forests.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ 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. 6. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.