Gazit

Gazit (, lit. dressed stone) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .

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Kibbutz.name: Gazit
Kibbutz.image: Gazit.jpg
Kibbutz.imgsize: 250
Kibbutz.foundation: 1948
Kibbutz.founded_by: Argentine, Polish, Romanian and Turkish Jews,
Kibbutz.district: north
Kibbutz.council: Jezreel Valley
Kibbutz.affiliation: Kibbutz Movement
Kibbutz.pushpin_map: Israel jezreel
Kibbutz.pushpin_mapsize: 250

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Instance of: kibbutz
Country: Israel
Located in: Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Population: 655
Elevation: 127
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Official website: www.k-gazit.co.il
Image: Gazit.jpg

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Commons category: Gazit
postal code: 19340
inception: 1948-01-01

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Gazit (, lit. dressed stone) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .

==Etymology== The name is symbolic, derived from the Book of Isaiah 9:10: "The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone". The kibbutz was originally called "Argentina A".

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