Livnim
Sign in to saveLivnim (, lit. Birches) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located northwest of the Sea of Galilee in the western Ginosar Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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- מועצה אזורית מרום הגליל
- Region
- מחוז הצפון
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 427
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Livnim (, lit. Birches) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located northwest of the Sea of Galilee in the western Ginosar Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==History== The community was founded in 1982 by members of nearby moshavim as a workers' moshav, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Ghuwayr Abu Shusha. In 1989 it became a community settlement. It is named after the plant "Livne" (Styrax officinalis), that grows in the area.
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