Grofit

Grofit

Infobox Kibbutz
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name = Grofit
foundation = 1963
founded_by = Nahal
region = Arabah
hebname=Hebrew|גרופית
meaning=Shoot
district=south
council= Hevel Eilot
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.grofit.net/ www.grofit.net]

Grofit ( _he. גרופית, lit. "Shoot") is a kibbutz near Eilat in the Arabah region in the far south of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council.

History

The community was founded in 1963 as a Nahal settlement and is named after the Arabic name of the nearby Grofit Creek. In 1966 the kibbutz was settled by adults who had been members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement.Cite book
publisher = Mapa Publishing
isbn = 9657184347
pages = 584
others = Yuval El'azari (ed.)
title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
location = Tel-Aviv
date = 2005 he icon]

Notable residents

*Moshe Ya'alon, Chief of Staff of the IDF from 2002 to 2005.

References

External links

* [http://www.grofit.net/index.html Official website] he icon


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