Ahuzat Barak

Ahuzat Barak

Ahuzat Barak
Coordinates: 32°38′31.55″N 35°20′18.6″E / 32.6420972°N 35.338500°E / 32.6420972; 35.338500Coordinates: 32°38′31.55″N 35°20′18.6″E / 32.6420972°N 35.338500°E / 32.6420972; 35.338500
Council	Jezreel Valley
Founded	1998
Population (2014)^[1]	2,098
Website	Ahuzat Barak

Ahuzat Barak (Hebrew: אֲחֻזַּת בָּרָק, lit. Barak Estate) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located to the east of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of 2,098.

History

The village was established in 1998 on private land, and was named after the biblical figure of Barak (Judges 4:6), who defeated the army of Jabin, king of Hazor, in the Jezreel Valley. It has absorbed several immigrants from South America.

References

↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

External links

Village website (Hebrew)

Jezreel Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Alonim Dovrat Ein Dor Gazit Gvat Ginegar Hanaton Harduf HaSolelim Kfar HaHoresh Merhavia Mizra Ramat David Sarid Yifat

Moshavim	Alonei Abba Balfouria Beit She'arim Beit Zaid Bethlehem of Galilee HaYogev Kfar Baruch Kfar Gidon Kfar Yehoshua Merhavia Nahalal Sde Ya'akov Tel Adashim Tzippori

Community settlements	Adi Ahuzat Barak Alon HaGalil Givat Ela Hoshaya Shimshit Timrat

Arab villages	Manshiya Zabda Suweid Hamira

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