Glil Yam
| Glil Yam גְּלִיל יָם | |
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  Glil Yam | |
| Coordinates: 32°9′23.75″N 34°49′51.23″E / 32.1565972°N 34.8308972°ECoordinates: 32°9′23.75″N 34°49′51.23″E / 32.1565972°N 34.8308972°E | |
| District | Tel Aviv |
| Council | Hof HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Population (2015)[1] | 470 |
| Website | www.glil-yam.org.il |
Glil Yam (Hebrew: גְּלִיל יָם) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain between Ramat HaSharon and Herzliya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 470.
History
The kibbutz was established in 1943 by a group which had formed in 1933. The land on which the village was founded had been bought from the Arab village of Ijlil by the Jewish National Fund. Its name is mentioned in the book of Samaritans, which was also preserved in the name of the Arab village.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
External links
Media related to Glil-Yam at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Hebrew)
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