Gvar'am

Gvar'am

Gvar'am
Coordinates: 31°35′31.91″N 34°36′45.71″E / 31.5921972°N 34.6126972°E / 31.5921972; 34.6126972Coordinates: 31°35′31.91″N 34°36′45.71″E / 31.5921972°N 34.6126972°E / 31.5921972; 34.6126972
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Region	Southern coastal plain
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1942
Website	www.gevaram.org.il

Gvar'am (Hebrew: גְּבַרְעָם) is a kibbutz in southern Israel, It is located around 12 kilometres from Ashkelon on the road to Yad Mordechai, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 333.

The kibbutz was established in 1942. It has been targeted by Hamas rockets for many years. A rocket killed the mother-in-law of actor Paul Kaye, a resident of the kibbutz, in 2008.^[1]

References

↑ 'A dark fog has enveloped us'

External links

Official website (Hebrew)

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Gvar'am Karmia Nitzanim Yad Mordechai Zikim

Moshavim	Beit Shikma Berekhya Ge'a Heletz Hodia Kokhav Michael Mash'en Mavki'im Nir Yisrael Netiv HaAsara Talmei Yafeh

Community settlements	Be'er Ganim Bat Hadar Nitzan Nitzan Bet

Youth village	Kfar Silver

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