Avital

For the Biblical character with the same name, see Abital.

Avital אֲבִיטַל‎
Avital
Coordinates: 32°33′28.7″N 35°18′20.53″E / 32.557972°N 35.3057028°E / 32.557972; 35.3057028Coordinates: 32°33′28.7″N 35°18′20.53″E / 32.557972°N 35.3057028°E / 32.557972; 35.3057028
District	Northern
Council	Gilboa
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1953
Founded by	Moshavim Movement
Population (2015)^[1]	499
Name meaning	Named after Abital

Avital (Hebrew: אֲבִיטַל‎) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located ten kilometers south of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2015 its population was 499.

History

The village was founded in 1953 by immigrants from Iran, Turkey and Kurdistan who were part of the Moshavim Movement.

References

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Gilboa Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Beit Alfa Beit HaShita Ein Harod (Ihud) Ein Harod (Meuhad) Geva Heftziba Tel Yosef Yizre'el

Moshavim	Adirim Avital Barak Dvora Gadish Kfar Yehezkel Magen Shaul Meitav Mle'a Moledet Nir Yafeh Prazon Ram-On Ramat Tzvi

Community settlements	Gan Ner Gidona Merkaz Hever Merkaz Omen Merkaz Yael

Arab villages	Muqeible Na'ura Taibe Tamra Sandala

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