Dovrat () is a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...

in northern

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. Located near

Afula Afula () is a city in the Northern District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. As of , the city had a population of . Afula's ancient tell (settlement mound) suggests habit ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Jezreel Valley Regional Council Jezreel Valley Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Yizra'el'') is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Jezreel Valley. It includes 15 kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, 6 community settlements and two B ...

. As of it had a population of .

History

Kibbutz Dovrat was established on 30 October 1946 by members of the ''Zra'im'' group, mostly

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from

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and

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who arrived before the start of

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. In 1942, the group assembled in

Ein Harod Ein Harod () was a kibbutz in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa. Founded in 1921, it became the center of Mandatory Israel's kibbutz movement, hosting the headquarters of the largest kibbutz organisation, HaKibbutz HaMeuhad. In 1923 part of the ...

to prepare for the establishment of a new kibbutz. The kibbutz was namedCarta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 130, after the

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city of

Daberath Daberath (Davrat) (dab'-e-rath) ("pasture") was a biblical Levitical city in the territory of Issachar, located near the border of Zebulun. It likely survives as the modern Israeli Arab village of Daburiyya. The nearby kibbutz of Dovrat is named af ...

, located in the territory of the

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(Joshua 21:28). In 1947, the

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purchased land nearby. During the

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the kibbutz was moved to the new site, initially known as Dovrat Illit (Upper Dovrat).

Photographs of construction

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References

External links

Kibbutz website
Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in 1946 Populated places in Northern District (Israel) 1946 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Austrian-Jewish culture in Israel German-Jewish culture in Israel {{Israel-geo-stub

History

Photographs of construction

See also

References

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