Almog
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| foundation = 1977
| founded_by = Nahal
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| council = Megilot
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| affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
| population = {{Israel populations|Almog}}
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Almog ({{langx|he|אַלְמוֹג}}, lit. Coral) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, near the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea, in the Jordan Rift Valley, organized as a kibbutz. It is under the jurisdiction of the Megilot Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} its population was {{Israel populations|Almog}}. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}
History
According to ARIJ, in 1977 Israel confiscated 524 dunams of land from the Palestinian site of Nabi Musa in order to construct Almog.[https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113352/http://vprofile.arij.org/jericho/pdfs/vprofile/An_Nabi_Musa_FINAL.pdf An Nabi Musa Locality Profile], ARIJ, p. 7
Initially established as a Nahal settlement in 1977, Almog became a kibbutz in 1979. It was named after Yehuda Kopolevitz Almog, a Third Aliyah pioneer who founded the potash mining industry which developed into the Dead Sea Works in Sodom.[http://www.hagalil.com/israel/tourismus/dead-sea/almog/almog.htm Dead Sea Works] In the 1930s, Almog was one of the founders of the nearby kibbutz Beit HaArava.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
Economy
The kibbutz runs a guesthouse and spa. On the grounds of the kibbutz is a small museum displaying copies of the scrolls found in Qumran. The kibbutz grows a variety of experimental crops for export.[http://www.hagalil.com/israel/tourismus/dead-sea/almog/almog.htm Economy of Almog]
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Category:Populated places established in 1977
Category:Non-religious Israeli settlements
Category:1977 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate