Ma'agan
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Ma'agan
| hebname = מעגן
| meaning = Harbour
| image = PikiWiki Israel 50172 magan eden.jpg
| foundation = 1949
| founded_by = Transylvanian immigrants
| country = {{ISR}}
| district = north
| council = Emek HaYarden
| affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Ma'agan}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map = Israel northeast#Israel |pushpin_mapsize=250|pushpin_label_position=left
| coordinates = {{coord|32|42|23|N|35|36|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| website = [https://www.maagan.org.il/ www.maagan.org.il]
}}
Ma'agan ({{langx|he|מעגן||Harbour}}) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Ma'agan}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The village was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Transylvania on land that had belonged to the Arab village of Samakh, which was depopulated in 1948.Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth Of The Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, p xxii {{ISBN|0-521-00967-7}}{{Citation|title=All That Remains|first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|authorlink=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=Washington D.C.|publisher=Institute for Palestine Studies|ISBN=0-88728-224-5|page=538}} Notable residents include Ami Ayalon, who grew up in the kibbutz.
Due to the fact it was situated in the Israel–Syria demilitarised zone under the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Ma'agan was claimed by Syria as its territory during negotiations for a peace agreement in the 1990s. The Israeli government rejected the claims, as it would have led to Syria having territory west of the 1923 border between Mandatory Palestine and the French Mandate of Syria.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Ma'agan}}
- {{Official website|http://www.maagan.org.il/}} {{in lang|he}}
{{Emek HaYarden Regional Council}}
{{Quneitra Governorate}}
Category:Populated places established in 1949
Category:Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
Category:Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel