Yagur
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Yagur () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Carmel, about 9 km southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of , making it one of the two largest kibbutzim in the country.
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- Locality
- מועצה אזורית זבולון
- Region
- מחוז חיפה
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 1,617
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
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Key facts
- Israel village.name
- Yagur
- Israel village.image
- Jagur 081.jpg
- Israel village.founded
- 1922
- Israel village.founded_by
- Ahva members
- Israel village.district
- haifa
- Israel village.council
- Zevulun
- Israel village.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Israel village.pushpin_map
- Israel haifa#Israel
- Israel village.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- kibbutz
- Official name
- יגור
- Country
- Mandatory Palestine
- Located in
- Haifa District
- Population
- 1617
- Elevation
- 17
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.yagur.com
- Image
- Jagur 080.jpg
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- inception
- 1922-00-00
- Commons category
- Yagur
- native label
- יגור
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Yagur () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Carmel, about 9 km southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of , making it one of the two largest kibbutzim in the country.
==Name== The name Yagur was taken by the founding members from a nearby Arab village called "Yajur". There is a site with a similar name (Yagur) mentioned in the Book of Joshua (), though it was located in territory belonging to the Tribe of Judah, far to the south.
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