Gvulot
{{Short description|Kibbutz in southern Israel}}
{{Infobox Israel village
| name = Gvulot
| image = Dining room in Gvulot.JPG
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|גְּבוּלוֹת}}
| founded = 12 May 1943
| founded_by = Romanian and Turkish Jews
| district = south
| council = Eshkol
| affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Gevulot}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map = Israel northwest negev
| pushpin_mapsize= 250
| pushpin_label_position= left
| coordinates = {{coord|31|12|37|N|34|27|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| website = [http://www.gvulot.org/ www.gvulot.org]
Gvulot ({{langx|he|גְּבוּלוֹת||Borders}}) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Gevulot}}. Gvulot is located about 120 m above sea level.
History
The village was established on land owned by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) on 12 May 1943 by immigrants from Romania and Turkey,{{cite web|url=https://www.gvulot.org.il/http_new/ViewPage.asp?pagesCatID=24413&siteName=gvulot|title=אודות הישוב|website=Gvulot}} who were members of the "Kibbutz Eretz Israel Gimel" group of Hashomer Hatzair, with financial assistance from Keren Hayesod. Initially named Mitzpe Gvulot ({{langx|he|מִצְפֶּה גְּבוּלוֹת||Borders lookout}}), it was the first of the three lookouts, the others being Beit Eshel and Revivim. It was the second modern Jewish settlement in the Negev and the first in the Gaza area.{{cite encyclopedia|author=Vilnai, Ze'ev|authorlink=Zev Vilnay|title=Gvulot|encyclopedia=Ariel Encyclopedia|volume=2|page=1129|publisher=Am Oved|location=Tel Aviv, Israel|year=1976|language=he}}[http://www.edu-negev.gov.il/gvulot/mitzpe_e.html Mitzpe Gvulot - The first lookout in the Negev] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306181717/http://www.edu-negev.gov.il/gvulot/mitzpe_e.html |date=2008-03-06 }} Kibbutz Gvulot Its purpose was to guard JNF land, as well as to research the soil and climate of the region and assess their suitability for agriculture.
It was recognised as a kibbutz in 1946. Before the 1948 Arab–Israeli War it was divided into two—a small cluster of families in its post-war location, and the rest in the nearby military base. During the war, the base served the 8th Brigade. After the war, in 1949, all the residents moved to Gvulot's present location, about 1.5 km south of the base.
Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon worked on Kibbutz Gvulot. While here he wrote early lyrics for "Careless Memories", “The Chauffeur”, "Sound of Thunder", "Tel Aviv".
An anareboic waste plant is being built between Gvulot and Tzeelim.{{cite web |title=Israel to build its first organic waste recycling plant |url=https://aurora-israel.co.il/en/Israel-to-build-its-first-organic-waste-recycling-plant/ |website=Aurora Israel |date=2025-03-06 |access-date=2025-03-06}}
See also
- 11 points in the Negev, Zionist settlement project
References
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External links
- [http://www.gvulot.org.il Official website]
{{Eshkol Regional Council}}
Category:Populated places established in 1943
Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
Category:Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel