Gvar'am
Sign in to save'''Gvar'am''' () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Founded in 1942 and located around twelve kilometres from Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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Vinony files it under 1942 establishments in Mandatory Palestine, Gaza envelope and Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.
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- Population
- 372
- Elevation
- 87
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- postal code
- 79130
- inception
- 1942-01-01
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'''Gvar'am''' () is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Founded in 1942 and located around twelve kilometres from Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==Etymology== In early 1945 most of the kibbutz' residents asked to name the village "Masuot" (torches/beacons), while members of the Naming Committee of the existing fund proposed the name "Beit Hashkemah" (sycamore house). Eventually the name Gvar'am was chosen to symbolize the people's heroism in the struggle for the expansion of Israel's borders within its land. Some also pointed out the symbolic significance of the name as a response by the Jewish residency in the Land of Israel to the Holocaust.
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