Meitav, Israel

For other uses, see Meitav (disambiguation).

Meitav
Meitav
Coordinates: 32°32′48.47″N 35°18′2.16″E / 32.5467972°N 35.3006000°E / 32.5467972; 35.3006000Coordinates: 32°32′48.47″N 35°18′2.16″E / 32.5467972°N 35.3006000°E / 32.5467972; 35.3006000
District	Northern
Council	Gilboa
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1954
Founded by	Kurdish and Iranian immigrants
Population (2015)^[1]	461

Meitav (Hebrew: מֵיטָב‎, lit. Utmost, best) is a moshav in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 461.

History

The moshav was established in 1954 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq. The third settlement to be founded in the Ta'anakh, it was initially named Ta'anakh Gimel (lit. Ta'anakh 3). The name derives from Bereshit/Genesis 47,11: "Joseph ... gave them property in the best part of the land."^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.324 ISBN 965-220-186-3
↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999, Carta, p.39 (Hebrew) ISBN 965-220-423-4

Gilboa Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Beit Alfa Beit HaShita Ein Harod (Ihud) Ein Harod (Meuhad) Geva Heftziba Tel Yosef Yizre'el

Moshavim	Adirim Avital Barak Dvora Gadish Kfar Yehezkel Magen Shaul Meitav Mle'a Moledet Nir Yafeh Prazon Ram-On Ramat Tzvi

Community settlements	Gan Ner Gidona Merkaz Hever Merkaz Omen Merkaz Yael

Arab villages	Muqeible Na'ura Taibe Tamra Sandala

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