Grofit

Grofit גְּרוֹפִית
Grofit
Coordinates: 29°56′36.95″N 35°4′7.31″E / 29.9435972°N 35.0686972°ECoordinates: 29°56′36.95″N 35°4′7.31″E / 29.9435972°N 35.0686972°E
District	Southern
Council	Hevel Eilot
Region	Arabah
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1963
Founded by	Nahal
Name meaning	Shoot
Website	www.grofit.net

Grofit (Hebrew: גְּרוֹפִית, lit. Shoot (of a plant)) 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.^[1]

Notable residents

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

References

1. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 584. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)

Ora Formation (Cretaceous) at Grofit Junction.