Ein Ayala
| Ein Ayala | |
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  Ein Ayala | |
| Coordinates: 32°37′44.76″N 34°56′43.8″E / 32.6291000°N 34.945500°ECoordinates: 32°37′44.76″N 34°56′43.8″E / 32.6291000°N 34.945500°E | |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Region | Carmel |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Czechoslovakian immigrants |
| Website | www.einayala.co.il |
Ein Ayala (Hebrew: עֵין אַיָּלָה, lit. Doe Spring) is a semi-cooperative moshav in northern Israel. Located at the foot of Mount Carmel around 20 km south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 789.
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Czechoslovakia. According to Benny Morris, the land belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Ayn Ghazal,[1] but Walid Khalidi writes that this is not correct,[2] and that Ein Ayala was founded on land belonging to Kafr Lam,[3] while it also cultivated land adjacent to Khirbat al-Sawamir.[4]
Today the moshav's main source of income is farming, mainly vegetables and fruit, although many residents work in nearby Haifa.
Ein Ayala Junction
Tzomet Ein Ayala (Hebrew: צומת עין איילה), between the Nahsholim and Ofer junctions, provides access to and from Highway 4 for cars traveling north or south along Israel's coastal plain.
References
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links
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- Official website (Hebrew)
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