Grofit
{{Short description|Kibbutz in southern Israel}}
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Grofit
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|גְּרוֹפִית}}
| arname = جروفيت
| meaning = Shoot
| image = DJI 0448HDRGrofit 05.jpg
| caption=
| imgsize = 250
| foundation = 1963
| founded_by = Nahal
| district = south
| council = Hevel Eilot
| affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Gerofit}}
| population_footnotes= {{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map = Israel negev mt
| pushpin_mapsize= 250
| coordinates = {{coord|29|56|28|N|35|3|51|E|display=inline,title}}
| website = [http://www.grofit.net/ www.grofit.net]
}}
Grofit ({{langx|he|גְּרוֹפִית}}, lit. shoot [of a plant]) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Eilat in the Arabah region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Gerofit}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
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.{{Cite book
| publisher = Mapa Publishing
| isbn = 965-7184-34-7
| pages = 584
| editor-last = El'azari
| editor-first = Yuval
| title = Mapa's Concise Gazetteer of Israel
| location = Tel Aviv
| year = 2005
| language=he}}
Notable people
- Moshe Ya'alon, Israel's Minister of Defence (2013-2016), IDF Chief of the General Staff (2002-2005)
References
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External links
- [http://www.grofit.net/index.html Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915174902/http://www.grofit.net/index.html |date=2008-09-15 }} {{in lang|he}}
File:Ora Formation at Gerofit Junction.jpg) at Grofit Junction.]]
{{Hevel Eilot}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places established in 1963