Gonen

Coordinates: 33°7′21″N 35°38′47″E / 33.12250°N 35.64639°E

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Gonen גּוֹנֵן‎

Etymology: Defended
Gonen
Coordinates: 33°7′21″N 35°38′47″E / 33.12250°N 35.64639°E / 33.12250; 35.64639
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Upper Galilee
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	13 August 1951
Founded by	Nahal
Population (2022)^[1]	372
Website	kgonen.org.il

Gonen (Hebrew: גּוֹנֵן, lit. Defended) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Finger of the Galilee near Kiryat Shmona, the kibbutz falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 372.^[1]

History

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Gonen was established on 13 August 1951 as a Nahal settlement^[2] on the land of the Palestinian village of Ghuraba, which had become depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^[3]

It was civilianised a year later by a group of Hebrew Scouts.^[4] It was the first Nahal settlement to convert to civilian control.

Its name is derived from the Book of Kings and symbolized the settlement's strategic location and proximity to the pre-Six-Day War Israel–Syria border, established in the 1949 Armistice Agreements. During the 1949–1967 period, the village's vicinity was the site of numerous skirmishes with the Syrian army.^[4]

Since 1994, the kibbutz has been in the process of conversion to a community settlement.^[4]

Economy

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The economy of Gonen is based upon agriculture, including corn, citrus fruits, and the raising of cattle. There is also a mini-market and a guest house.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1976). "Kaukab". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Vol. 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. p. 1268.
^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 452. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 185. ISBN 965-448-413-7.

External links

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Official website

v t e Upper Galilee Regional Council
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