Poria Illit
| Poria Illit | |
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  Poria Illit | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′11.04″N 35°32′36.95″E / 32.7364000°N 35.5435972°ECoordinates: 32°44′11.04″N 35°32′36.95″E / 32.7364000°N 35.5435972°E | |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Region | Sea of Galilee |
| Founded |
1912 (original) 1940 (first re-establishment) 1955 (second re-establishment) |
Poria Illit (Hebrew: פּוֹרִיָּה עִלִּית, lit. Upper Poria) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located near the southwestern shore of Lake Kinneret,[1] it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 673.
History
Poria was first settled in 1912 and operated as a farm run by Jewish immigrants from the Second Aliyah. However, the original residents left after the outbreak of World War I, and the land was abandoned until 1940. In that year a collective of settlers (a kvutza) affiliated with the socialist-Zionist Noar HaOved movement, named Alumot, settled in the area. They renovated the original basalt stone houses, naming the village Poria Alumot. However, in 1947 they were given a permanent site for their kibbutz at Bitania Illit, on a hill opposite Poria. The new kibbutz was named Alumot.
Another kibbutz founded in its place was dissolved in 1949 and most of the residents moved to Alumot. Poria Illit was established in 1955.[2] In 1991 it was officially recognized as distinct from Poria - Neve Oved.
References
- ↑ Bringing the Boondocks in From Beyond the Pale
- ↑ Poria Illit Galilee Development Authority (Hebrew)
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