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The kibbutz was founded in 1953. [2] It was named after the ancient Jewish city of Ein Gedi, located on Tel Goren (Arabic: Tell el-Jurn) beside the kibbutz.Located on the edge of the Green Line separating Israel from the Jordanian-held West Bank, the kibbutz was completely isolated in the desert, the nearest Israeli village being several hours away via a dirt road.
Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עֵין גֶּדִי, romanized: ʿĒn Geḏi, Arabic: عين جدي, romanized: ʿAyn Gidī), also spelled En Gedi, [1] meaning "spring of the kid", [2] is an oasis, an archeological site and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi, a kibbutz, was established ...
Remains of the Chalcolithic temple at Ein Gedi. There was a temple at Ein Gedi during the Chalcolithic period. [1] Though there is no evidence of Bronze Age settlement at Ein Gedi, Iron Age remains have been discovered at the site dating to the 7th century BCE. [1] Ein Gedi is first mentioned in the Book of Joshua, the narrative of which takes ...
Survivors were initially evacuated to Kibbutz Gvulot, which while still being situated in the north-western Negev desert, is much further inland and was not attacked. They were then moved to Kibbutz Ein Gedi, near the Dead Sea, which had housed Holit refugees after earlier trouble on the Gaza border. [5] [4] [24]
Binyamina, known for its citrus groves, and Kibbutz Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea, which demonstrates desert farming techniques, are also key agritourism sites. [15] For insights into the development of modern agriculture, tourists can visit the Dubrovin Farm museum and the Museum of Pioneer Settlement at Kibbutz Yifat. These sites depict the ...
The following is a list of kibbutzim (Hebrew: קיבוצים) in Israel, [1] grouped by affiliation, with their year of foundation in brackets. In 2004, there were 266 kibbutzim with population 116,000 or 2.1% of the Jewish population of Israel. [2]
Ein Gev (Hebrew: עין גב) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee near the ruins of the Greco-Roman settlement of Hippos , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council .
From 1996–2002 Hirschfeld directed excavations at a site on a terrace overlooking Ein Gedi, which consisted of a series of small dwellings. His analysis led him to conclude that "[a]ll features of the site—its location above Ein Gedi, simplicity, and unique nature—conform to Pliny the Elder's (d. 79 A.D.) famous passage on the Essenes ...