Ein Gev עין גב | |
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| Coordinates:32°46′58″N35°38′23″E / 32.78278°N 35.63972°E /32.78278; 35.63972 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 6 July 1937 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovak,German,Austrian andLithuanian Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 666 |
| Website | www |
Ein Gev (Hebrew:עין גב) is akibbutz in northernIsrael. Located on the eastern shore of theSea of Galilee near the ruins of the Greco-Roman settlement ofHippos, it falls under the jurisdiction ofEmek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 its population was 666.[1]
Kibbutz Ein Gev, named after the nearby Arab villageAl-Nuqayb,[2] came into being on 6 July 1937 during the1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine as a "tower and stockade" settlement, a common debut for many kibbutzim during that era, and quickly established itself as a viable community. The original settlers were immigrants fromCzechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, and theBaltic countries.[3] Using intensive cultivation methods, they developed banana plantations. They also fished the nearbyLake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). By 1947 it had a population of 450.[3]Situated along a border shared with Syria, Ein Gev was shelled during theBattles of the Kinarot Valley and in other engagements during the1948 Arab–Israeli War. Shooting incidents remained common for the next nineteen years. These dangers were only eliminated when Israel occupied the neighbouringGolan Heights in the 1967Six-Day War.
Due to the fact it was situated in theIsrael–Syria demilitarised zone under the1949 Armistice Agreements, Ein Gev was claimed by Syria as its territory during negotiations for a peace agreement in the 1990s. The Israeli government rejected the claims, as it would have led to Syria having territory west ofthe 1923 border agreement betweenMandatory Palestine and theFrench Mandate of Syria.
Near the present-day village an important archaeological site from theMesolithicKebaran culture has been excavated.[4]
The Greco-RomanDecapolis city ofSussita/Hippos stood on the hill overlooking the kibbutz. The archaeological site is currently being excavated.[5]
The kibbutz operates a holiday resort and a fish restaurant. Agricultural branches include banana plantations and dairy farming. The kibbutz built a 2,500-seat concert hall to accommodate the Ein Gev Music Festival, held annually duringPassover.[6]
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