Ein Zivan ( he, עֵין זִיוָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

in the northern

Golan Heights The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between d ...

, under the jurisdiction of the

Golan Regional Council Golan Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית גולן, ar, مجلس الجولان الإقليمي) is a regional council that supervises regional services to Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up of 18 moshavim ...

. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. In it had a population of .

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1968 by Israeli-born youth with a kibbutz background. Later they were joined by ''Gar'inei Nahal'' ( Nahal core groups) and volunteers from abroad. In the 2000s a community expansion program was open to accommodate families seeking a high quality of life away from urban centers. The population of Ein Zivan today consists thus of kibbutz members (43 families) and residents (40 families). It was the first kibbutz to initiate the process of privatization of common property.

Demography

In November 2011 the kibbutz had a population of 83 families (243 people).

Economy

Ein Zivan's economy is based mostly on agriculture. It has one of the largest deciduous orchards, containing apples, cherries, peaches, pears and nectarines. The northern kibbutz also has vineyards, linked to the Golan Heights Winery. Chocolatier Carina Chaplinsky, a new immigrant from

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, runs a chocolate business at the kibbutz that includes a factory, a boutique outlet, a workshop and tasting rooms. The

Pelter Winery Pelter Winery ( he, יקב פלטר) is an Israeli winery established in 2005 by Tal Pelter. Headquartered in Tzofit, the winery itself is located in Ein Zivan, an Israeli settlement and Kibbutz in the Golan Heights. History After initially pro ...

, established in 2002, is also located at Ein Zivan. The winery produced 85,000 bottles in 2010. Winemaker Tal Pelter has been hailed by ''

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'' wine critic

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as a "rising star". Ein Zivan also runs a bed and breakfast establishment, Lan BaGolan.

References

{{Golan Regional Council Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights Kibbutzim Populated places established in 1968 Golan Regional Council Populated places in Northern District (Israel) 1968 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate

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