Shomera ( he, שׁוֹמֵרָה, ''lit.'' Guard) is a
moshav
A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 ...
in northern
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located near the
Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was established in 1949 by
Jewish immigrants from
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...
and
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
on the site of the
Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the ...
village of
Tarbikha
Tarbikha ( ar, تربيخا), was a Palestinian Arab village. It was located northeast of Acre in the British Mandate District of Acre that was captured and depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The inha ...
. Its land had belonged to the
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
villages of
Iqrit,
Suruh
Suruh ( ar, سروح), was a Palestinian Arab hamlet, located northeast of Acre. It became depopulated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
History
Suruh contained two ''khirbats'' ("sites of ruins") with a variety of ancient artifacts, including cist ...
and Tarbikha, all of which were depopulated in the
1948 Arab–Israeli War.
[ ] The name reflects the moshav's proximity to the Lebanese border.
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The original residents abandoned the village shortly after its foundation, but the following year it was re-established by
Jewish immigrants from
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...
.
[
An Israel Defense Forces armory is located in the moshav.
]
Gallery
שומרה.JPG, Tegart fort
A Tegart fort is a type of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period, initiated as a measure against the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt.
Etymology
The forts are named after their designer, British p ...
in Shomera.
File:2019שומרה.jpg, A street in Shomera.
File:Shomera1.png, Shomera from a bird's eye view
References
Moshavim
Populated places established in 1949
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
1949 establishments in Israel
Hungarian-Jewish culture in Israel
Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel
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