Arugot
Arugot | |
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| Country | Israel |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,154 |
Arugot (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Flowerbeds) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 its population was 1,154.
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land belonging to the depopulated Arab village of Qastina.[2] Its name was taken from Chapter 17, verse 7 of the Book of Ezekiel.[3]
References
- ^ "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. 131. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.<
- ^ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 435. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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