Gat, Israel
| Gat | |
|---|---|
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  Gat | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′37.91″N 34°47′38.76″E / 31.6271972°N 34.7941000°ECoordinates: 31°37′37.91″N 34°47′38.76″E / 31.6271972°N 34.7941000°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Yoav |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Poland, Yugoslavia and Austria |
| Population (2015)[1] | 704 |
| Website | www.gat.org.il |
Gat (Hebrew: גַּת) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 704.
History
Kibbutz Gat was founded in 1934 by Jewish immigrants from Poland, Yugoslavia and Austria. In 1948, some of the lands of the nearby Arab village of Iraq al-Manshiyya were transferred to the kibbutz.[2] Primor, one of Israel's largest juice manufacturers, is operated by the kibbutz. Citramed, another company located in Kibbutz Gat, has developed a method to squeeze out the antibacterial properties in the rind of citrus fruit for use as a natural preservative in health products and the food industry.[3]
The kibbutz's name is derived from the Philistine town Gath, believed to have been in the same general area. Also from the same source is the town of Kiryat Gat (literally, Gath city).
Notable residents
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5 p.108
- ↑ Citramed's citrus extract Ministry of Foreign Affairs
External links
- Official website (Hebrew)