Barkai
| Barkai בַּרְקַאי | |
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Panoramic view from north | |
  Barkai | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°01′E / 32.467°N 35.017°ECoordinates: 32°28′N 35°01′E / 32.467°N 35.017°E | |
| Region | Wadi Ara |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Population (2015)[1] | 525 |
| Name meaning | Morning Star |
| Website |
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Barkai (Hebrew: בַּרְקַאי, lit. Morning Star) is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. Its main industries include thermal and acoustic insulation, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops. In 2015 it had a population of 525.
It was founded in 1949 on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Wadi Ara.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 202
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p. xxii , settlement # 126
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.p.201-202
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links
- Official website (Hebrew)
- Polyon
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