Migdal
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Local council (from 1949) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Migdal |
 Migdal from above | |
  Migdal  Migdal | |
| Coordinates:32°50′20.68″N35°29′57.46″E / 32.8390778°N 35.4992944°E /32.8390778; 35.4992944 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Israel Sason Amrosi |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,395dunams (11.395 km2; 4.400 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 2,171 |
| • Density | 190.5/km2 (493.5/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Tower |
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Migdal (Hebrew:מִגְדָּל,lit. 'Tower') is atown in theNorthern District ofIsrael. It was founded in 1910, and granted local council status in 1949.[2] In 2023 it had a population of 2,171. Migdal is located near Ginosar, and about 8 km north ofTiberias.[3] It has a shoreline on theSea of Galilee, including the Tamar, Ilanot and Arbel beaches.
Migdal is named after a city from theSecond Temple period called "Magdala". The ancient city is believed to have been located on the site of the depopulated village ofal-Majdal, which preserved the name.[4]
In 1908, a small group of German Catholics who identified the site as the birthplace ofMary Magdalene settled there.[5] They left after a year and the land was bought byRussian Zionists who founded a training farm, Ahuzat Moskva (Moscow Estate) in 1910. This settlement was adjacent to the Arab villageal-Majdal.[6] The pioneers were members of theHovevei Zion (“Lovers of Zion”) movement, under the leadership of Moshe Glikin. They included several who became key figures in the history of Jewish settlement, among themJoseph Trumpeldor andJ.H. Brenner.[7]
A few years later, the land was sold to private investors.[3] An encampment ofGdud HaAvoda workers who built the Tiberias-Rosh Pinna road was established there in 1921.[8]
According to acensus conducted in 1922 by theBritish Mandate authorities, Migdal had a population of 51 inhabitants, consisting of 42 Jews and 9 Muslims.[9]
In 2022, 96.9% of the population was Jewish and 3.1% was counted as other.[10]
In 1998, a local history museum was founded in one of the farm’s first buildings.[7]
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