Yiftah
Sign in to saveYiftah () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Naftali Mountains of the Upper Galilee, near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Key facts
- Israel village.settlement_type
- Kibbutz
- Israel village.name
- Yiftah
- Israel village.hebname
- יפתח
- Israel village.meaning
- He will open
- Israel village.image
- Yiftah houses.jpg
- Israel village.district
- north
- Israel village.council
- Upper Galilee
- Israel village.affiliation
- Kibbutz Movement
- Israel village.pushpin_map
- Israel northeast#Israel
- Israel village.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Israel village.website
- yiftah.kibbutz.org.il
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Yiftah () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Naftali Mountains of the Upper Galilee, near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of .
==History== thumb|right|Garden in Yiftah Yiftah was founded on 18 August 1948 by demobilised Palmach soldiers who were members of the Yiftach Brigade, after which the kibbutz is named. Yiftah is located near the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Jahula, but on the land belonging to the archaeological site of Tel Kedesh. Metzudat Koach is located nearby.
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