Gonen
| Gonen גּוֹנֵן | |
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  Gonen | |
| Coordinates: 33°7′20.63″N 35°38′47.03″E / 33.1223972°N 35.6463972°ECoordinates: 33°7′20.63″N 35°38′47.03″E / 33.1223972°N 35.6463972°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Upper Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 13 August 1951 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2015)[1] | 329 |
| Name meaning | Defended |
Gonen (Hebrew: גּוֹנֵן, lit. Defended) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Finger of the Galilee near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 329.
History
Gonen was established on 13 August 1951 as a Nahal settlement,[2] and was civilianised a year later by a group of Hebrew Scouts.[3] 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.[3]
Since 1994, the kibbutz has been in the process of conversion to a communal settlement.[3]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1976). "Kaukab". Ariel Encyclopedia (in Hebrew). Volume 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. p. 1268.
- 1 2 3 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.