Mevo'ot Yam

Mevo'ot Yam
מְבוֹאוֹת יָם
Mevo'ot Yam
Coordinates: 32°24′6.11″N 34°52′0.47″E / 32.4016972°N 34.8667972°E / 32.4016972; 34.8667972Coordinates: 32°24′6.11″N 34°52′0.47″E / 32.4016972°N 34.8667972°E / 32.4016972; 34.8667972
Council Hefer Valley
Region Coastal plain
Founded 1951
Website www.mevoot-yam.co.il

Mevo'ot Yam (Hebrew: מְבוֹאוֹת יָם, lit. Sea Gate) is a youth village on the coast of Israel founded in 1951. It is named after the biblical term for "gateways of the sea" (Ezekiel 27:3[1])

Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Mikhmoret, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006, it had a student population of 634, up from about 400 in 1962.[2] The fishing and trawling school here, Sharon Naval School, founded by the Alliance Israelite Universelle and Israeli government,[3] offers a variety of specialized tracks with an emphasis on nautical studies.[4] Students can study seamanship, electricity, biology and marine agriculture, diving, and a combined course in mechanics, electronics and computers.[5] In 1999, the Nature and Parks Authority founded the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Mevo'ot Yam.[6]

Mikhmoret Light is located on a building inside the village.

References

  1. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.326 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
    Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999, Carta, p.37 ,ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  2. ↑ Zionist Organization of America; Jewish Agency for Israel. Economic Dept (1962). The Israel yearbook. Israel Yearbook Publications. p. 145. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Gvati, Haim (1985). A hundred years of settlement: the story of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel. Keter. p. 143. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Gabrieli, M.; Sachs, Isaac (1969). Tour Israel: a tour guide of the country. Evyatar Pub. House; distributed by Steimatzky. p. 56. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.schooly.co.il/mevoot%2Dyam
  6. ↑ Pablo Casale, Dimitris Margaritoulis (2010). Sea turtles in the Mediterranean : Distribution, threats and conservation priorities. IUCN. p. 120. ISBN 978-2-8317-1240-6. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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