Ein Carmel

Ein Carmel
Ein Carmel
Coordinates: 32°40′33.23″N 34°57′11.87″E / 32.6758972°N 34.9532972°E / 32.6758972; 34.9532972Coordinates: 32°40′33.23″N 34°57′11.87″E / 32.6758972°N 34.9532972°E / 32.6758972; 34.9532972
District Haifa
Council Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Former residents of Ein HaYam and Ramat Rachel
Population (2015)[1] 894
Website ein-carmel.org.il

Ein Carmel (Hebrew: עֵין כַּרְמֶל, lit. Carmel Spring) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 894.

History

The kibbutz was established in 1950 by former residents of Ein HaYam and Ramat Rachel.[2] It is located one kilometre west of the former Arab village of al-Mazar, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and some of the houses of Ein Carmel are land that had belonged to the village.[3]

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