Nehalim
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Nehalim is a religious moshav
in central Israel
. Located around four kilometres east of Petah Tikva
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
. In 2007 it had a population of 2,100.
The moshav was established by members of the Jerusalem Organisation. They had begun agricultural training in 1938 in Menahemia. In 1944 they moved to the Finger of the Galilee
and settled in an area which is today HaGoshrim
. It was named after the nearby streams running to the River Jordan. As a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
, the religious residents agreed to leave (the settlement was now on the border with Syria
), and moved to houses in the abandoned village of Wilhelma
. The new moshav was founded in 1952 on 25 dunam
s of land.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located around four kilometres east of Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council is a regional council in central Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area from Petah Tikva to Modi'in.The council borders*Drom HaSharon Regional Council, El'ad and Rosh HaAyin in the north...
. In 2007 it had a population of 2,100.
The moshav was established by members of the Jerusalem Organisation. They had begun agricultural training in 1938 in Menahemia. In 1944 they moved to the Finger of the Galilee
Finger of the Galilee
The Finger of the Galilee is a panhandle along the Hula Valley in northern Israel. It contains the towns Metula and Kiryat Shmona and the rivers of Dan and Banias...
and settled in an area which is today HaGoshrim
HaGoshrim
HaGoshrim is a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, 5 km east of Kiryat Shmona. It was founded in 1948 mostly by immigrants from Turkey, and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council...
. It was named after the nearby streams running to the River Jordan. As a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
, the religious residents agreed to leave (the settlement was now on the border with Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
), and moved to houses in the abandoned village of Wilhelma
Wilhelma, Palestine
Wilhelma was a German Templer colony in Palestine located southwest of al-'Abbasiyyah near Jaffa.Wilhelma-Hamîdije was named in honour of King William II of Württemberg, Emperor Wilhelm II and Sultan Abdul Hamid II, however, only the first half of the name prevailed...
. The new moshav was founded in 1952 on 25 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s of land.