Migvan () is a small
urban kibbutz located in the city of
Sderot
Sderot (, , ; , sometimes Romanized as "Sederot") is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District (Israel), Southern District of Israel. In , it had a population of .
Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza St ...
in the northwestern
Negev
The Negev ( ; ) or Naqab (), is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort town, resort city ...
desert in
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
.
The kibbutz was founded in 1987, and the original six members of the group (including activist
Nomika Zion) have expanded to 60 members. It is a mixed model of the urban kibbutz (collective economy, culture, and weekly meetings) with private homes.
References
Further reading
*Daniel Gavron. ''The Kibbutz: Awakening from Utopia''. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000.
*Jo-Ann Mort and Gary Brenner. "Our Hearts Invented a Place: Can Kibbutzim Survive Today's Israel?". Ithaca, NY: Cornell UP, 2003. 209 pages
External links
Official website{{in lang, he
1987 establishments in Israel
Kibbutzim
Kibbutz Movement
de:Sderot#Kibbuz Migwan
he:שדרות#מגוון
Sderot