Sde Yoav

Sde Yoav (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה יוֹאָב, lit. Yoav's Field) is a kibbutz in southcentral Israel. Located between the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 583.[1]

Sde Yoav

שדה יואב
سدي يوآف
Sde Yoav
Coordinates: 31°38′37″N 34°40′53″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilYoav
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1956
Population
 (2019)[1]
583

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1956, and was named after Yitzhak Dubno (nicknamed Yoav) who was killed whilst defending the nearby kibbutz of Negba during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Sde Yoav was founded on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Iraq Suwaydan.[2]

Today, like many kibbutzim, Sde Yoav is in the process of privatization.

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 109. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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