Barkai
Barkai
בַּרְקַאי | |
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Etymology: Morning star | |
Coordinates: 32°28′31″N 35°1′45″E / 32.47528°N 35.02917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Haifa |
Council | Menashe |
Region | Wadi Ara |
Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
Founded | 10 May 1949 |
Founded by | Romanian and Polish Jews |
Population (2022)[1] | 560 |
Website | www |
Barkai (Hebrew: בַּרְקַאי, lit. 'morning star') is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In 2022, it had a population of 560.[1]
History[edit]
Kibbutz Barkai was founded on 10 May 1949 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Wadi Ara.[2][3]
Economic branches include thermal and acoustic insulation, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops.
Infimer Technologies manufactures a recycled composite polymer that serves as raw material for plastic manufacturers. Combined with virgin plastic, it is used to make chairs, tables, crates, plumbing pipes and toolboxes.[4]
Panorama[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 202. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- ^ After sea of plastic found in Caribbean, one Israeli firm is off to the rescue, The Jerusalem Post
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Hebrew)
- Polyon