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| Etymology: Village of the Thicket | |
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| Coordinates:32°42′8″N35°16′27″E / 32.70222°N 35.27417°E /32.70222; 35.27417 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Founded by | Gordonia members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 767 |
| Website | www |
Kfar HaHoresh (Hebrew:כְּפַר הַחֹרֶשׁ, כפר החורש,lit. 'Village of the Thicket') is akibbutz in northernIsrael. Located nearNazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction ofJezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 767.[1]
The kibbutz was established in 1933 by members of theGordonia youth movement who had previously been living inNess Ziona. The land had been bought by theJewish National Fund in 1930. Today the kibbutz has been privatized. The Arabic-language radio stationRadio A-Shams broadcasts from the kibbutz.
The Kfar HaHoresh forest includes the remains ofMa'alul village, adepopulated Palestinian location.[2]
Anearby archaeological site dating to thePre-Pottery Neolithic B period has been under excavation since the early 1990s.[3]
The kibbutz fielded a football team, which competed inLiga Meuhedet in1949–50; the team finished eighth in the league's North Division.
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