Mevo Hama (Hebrew: מְבוֹא חַמָּה) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. The southernmost Israeli settlement in the Golan, it is located 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from the Sea of Galilee at a height of 350 meters (1,150 ft) above sea level and falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 481.[1]
Mevo Hama
מְבוֹא חַמָּה | |
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 Entrance gate to the kibbutz | |
  Mevo Hama  Mevo Hama | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′13″N 35°39′18″E / 32.73694°N 35.65500°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Golan |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 481 |
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
The second Israeli settlement established in the Golan after the 1967 Six-Day War, it was built on a Syrian military base called "Emrit Ez Edeen",[dubious – discuss] from which the Syrians had fired at the kibbutzim on the border (Ein Gev and HaOn). In January 1968, several members of the surrounding kibbutzim gathered and decided to establish a new settlement in the area and in September had settled the ruins of the base. They were joined in 1971 by several youth groups from Israel, Australia and England. The name of the settlement, meaning The Gateway of, or Approach to, the Hot Springs, referring to nearby Hamat Gader, was given to it by author Mattityahu Shalem.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
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