HaGoshrim
Encyclopedia
HaGoshrim is a kibbutz
in the Upper Galilee
in northern Israel
, 5 km east of Kiryat Shmona
. It was founded in 1948 mostly by immigrants
from Turkey, and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council
. The kibbutz was established partly on the Palestinian
village lands of al-Khisas
, The kibbutz opened a hotel in the remains manor house of Emir Faour, the master of the al-Fadel tribe and of Al-Khisas his vassals village.
, Dan and Banias
. Water sports including kayaking are popular activities.
The kibbutz also has a company, "Mepro", making manufactured carpenters' levels, military optics and the Epilady hair remover.
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 the Upper Galilee
Upper Galilee
The Upper Galilee is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period, originally referring to a mountainous area overlapping the present northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders being the Litani river in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Beit...
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...
, 5 km east of Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is a city located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley on the Lebanese border. The city was named for the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 defending Tel Hai....
. It was founded in 1948 mostly by immigrants
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 Turkey, and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council
Upper Galilee Regional Council
The Upper Galilee Regional Council is a regional council in Israel's Upper Galilee region.The area has a population of 15,500 and has been headed for 14 years by Aharon Valenci. Its headquarters are located in Kiryat Shmona, an independent city not included in the council's jurisdiction.-Regional...
. The kibbutz was established partly on the Palestinian
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
village lands of al-Khisas
Al-Khisas
Al-Khisas was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad in Mandate Palestine.-Geography:Al-Khisas was located north northeast of Safad upon a natural terrace about wide. The terrace was formed thousands of years earlier after ancient Lake al-Hula receded...
, The kibbutz opened a hotel in the remains manor house of Emir Faour, the master of the al-Fadel tribe and of Al-Khisas his vassals village.
Recreation
The kibbutz is adjacent to the Hurshat Tal National Park and some of the tributaries of the Jordan River, the HatsbaniHasbani River
The Hasbani River , also known as Snir Stream within Israel, is a tributary of the Jordan river.The Hasbani River derives most of its discharge from two springs in Lebanon, the Wazzani and the Haqzbieh, the latter being a group of springs on the uppermost Hasbani...
, Dan and Banias
Banias
Banias is an archaeological site by the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi, located at the foot of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights...
. Water sports including kayaking are popular activities.
Economy
Like most kibbutzim, HaGoshrim gains its income from a hotel and agriculture.The kibbutz also has a company, "Mepro", making manufactured carpenters' levels, military optics and the Epilady hair remover.