Sha'ar HaAmakim
Encyclopedia
Sha'ar HaAmakim is a kibbutz
in northern Israel
. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 548.
The village was founded in 1935 by immigrants
from Romania
and Yugoslavia
. Its name is derived from the nearby confluence
of the Jezreel
and Zevulun Valleys.
Most of the kibbutz members work in the Chromogen solar water heater
factory, whilst the remainder work in agriculture.
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council is a regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006.The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council and Shefa-'Amr to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and...
. In 2006 it had a population of 548.
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. Its name is derived from the nearby confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Jezreel
Jezreel Valley
-Etymology:The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley, though some scholars think that the name of the city originates from the name of the clan which founded it, and whose existence is mentioned in...
and Zevulun Valleys.
Most of the kibbutz members work in the Chromogen solar water heater
Solar hot water
Solar water heating or solar hot water systems comprise several innovations and many mature renewable energy technologies that have been well established for many years...
factory, whilst the remainder work in agriculture.