Regba
| Regba רֶגְבָּה | |
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Entrance to Regba | |
  Regba | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′35.75″N 35°5′56.39″E / 32.9765972°N 35.0989972°ECoordinates: 32°58′35.75″N 35°5′56.39″E / 32.9765972°N 35.0989972°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founded by | British Army veterans |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,038 |
Regba (Hebrew: רֶגְבָּה) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,038.
History
Regba was established in 1946 by a group of veterans of the British Army from Germany, the Netherlands and English speaking countries.[2] It was originally established as a kibbutz and became a moshav shitufi in 1949. The name is symbolic, as in "Regev" ("lump of earth").
Landmarks
Regba Center for Olive and Oil, originally located at the Shemen factory in Haifa Bay, documents the history of the country's olive industry.[3]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Regional Organization and Management of Development: Israel and Galilee case-study
- ↑ Regba Center for Olive and Oil
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