Avital in Northern District
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Ta'anakh

The Ta'anakh region, also known as Ta'anachim, is an area to the south of Israel's Jezreel Valley and east of the Wadi Ara region. The area is named after the biblical city, located just across the Green Line in the northwest West Bank. In the 1950s, the area was settled by immigrants from Morocco, Tunisia, Kurdistan, and Poland. Most or all of this region is located in the Gilboa Regional Council.

Located at 32.5535, 35.2709 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regions of Israel, Gilboa Regional Council

Merkaz Hever

Merkaz Hever is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. The community was founded originally in 1958 as a regional center for the three neighboring communities: Barak, Adirim, and Devorah. In 1982 it was converted to a communal settlement, and it was expanded. The name Merkaz Hever is connected to Yael, the wife of Hever the Kenite, after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend.

Located at 32.5478, 35.2647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Community settlements in Israel

Merkaz Yael

Merkaz Yael is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. It was founded in 1960 as part of the program to inhabit the Ta'anakh region. It formed a regional center for the nearby communities Prazon, Avital, and Meitav. The name "Merkaz Yael" was inspired by Yael, the hero of the battle against Sisera in the Book of Judges and wife of Hever the Kenite, after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend.

Located at 32.5519, 35.308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Community settlements in Israel

Prazon

Prazon is a moshav in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. It was founded in 1953 by immigrants to Israel from Kurdistan as the second settlement in the Ta'anakh region after Avital. The name "Prazon" ("rural population") is taken from a verse in chapter 5, verse 7 of the Book of Judges: "The rural population in Israel ceased, until I, Deborah, arose. " The story described in Judges took place in the surrounding region.

Located at 32.5448, 35.3116 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Moshavim

Magen Shaul

Magen Shaul is a moshav near Gilboa Mountain in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. The moshav was founded in 1976 by children of families who lived in other moshavim of the Ta'anakh region. The name "Magen Shaul" is borrowed from the elegy that David proclaimed after Saul died in a battle against the Philistines in the surrounding area.

Located at 32.5214, 35.3069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moshavim

Jezreel (city)

Jezreel was an ancient Israelite city and fortress originally within the boundaries of the Tribe of Issachar, and later within the northern Kingdom of Israel. According to the Book of Kings, the royal palace of King Ahab in Jezreel was adjacent to the vineyard of Naboth. Prior to the division of the United Kingdom of Israel, the city was also the hometown of Ahinoam, first wife of King David.

Located at 32.5579, 35.328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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