Lehavot HaBashan
Lehavot HaBashan (Hebrew: לְהֲבוֹת הַבָּשָׁן, lit. Flames of the Bashan) is a kibbutz in northern Israel.[2] Located in the Hula Valley around ten kilometres southeast of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 921.[1]
Lehavot HaBashan
לְהֲבוֹת הַבָּשָׁן | |
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  Lehavot HaBashan | |
| Coordinates: 33°8′29″N 35°38′48″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founded by | German and Polish refugees and Hashomer Hatzair members |
| Population (2021)[1] | 921 |
History
The village was established in 1945 on land which had formally belonged to Kibbutz Amir,[3] by former Hashomer Hatzair members and the Lehavot gar'in, which was composed of immigrants from Germany and Poland brought to the country by Youth Aliyah. Kibbutz Amir had moved north in 1942, to land bought from another Arab village, al-Dawwara, in order to avoid the winter floods.
One of them was Dov Zakin, later a member of the Knesset. In 1947 the kibbutz moved to its present location. The name is derived from that of the founders' gar'in, together with the Golan Heights, also known as Bashan Mountains, which overlook the kibbutz.
Economy
LVT, a fire protection equipment manufacturer that specializes in the development of fire protection and suppression systems for the military, industrial, and commercial sectors, is located on Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan.[4]
Notable people
References
- "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- 11 students set to study on a kibbutz, New York Times
- See early 1940s Survey of Palestine map at: File:Historical map series for the area of al-Hamra' (1940s with modern overlay).jpg
- LVT High Tech Fire Protection Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine