Shomera is a moshav

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 northern Israel

Israel

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. Located near the Lebanese border

Blue Line (Lebanon)

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council is a regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the North District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Shlomi. Its offices are located in Gornot HaGalil....

. In 2006 it had a population of 322.

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants

Aliyah

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 from Hungary

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 and Romania

Romania

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 near the Arab village of Tarbikha

Tarbikha

Tarbikha is a former Palestinian village. It was located 27 km northeast of Acre in the British Mandate District of Acre that was captured and depopulated by the Israel Defence Force during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.-History:...

 which was depopulated in 1948. In 1950 they were joined by Jewish immigrants

Jewish exodus from Arab lands

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 from Morocco

Morocco

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. Its name reflects the moshav's proximity to the Lebanese border.

An Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

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 armory

Armory

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is located in the moshav.