Nevatim
{{Short description|Moshav in southern Israel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox Israel village
| name = Nevatim
| hebname = נבטים
| meaning = Sprouts
| image = File:Nevatim Aerial View.jpg
| foundation = 1946
| founded_by = Hungarian and Cochin Jews
| country = {{ISR}}
| district = south
| council = Bnei Shimon
| affiliation = Moshavim Movement
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Nevatim}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map = Israel north negev#Israel
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|31|13|25|N|34|52|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| website = [http://www.nevatim.org.il/ nevatim.org.il]
}}
Nevatim ({{langx|he|נבטים||Sprouts}}) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert around {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Nevatim}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
The nearest settlements are the Bedouin towns of Tel Sheva to the north and Shaqib al-Salam to the south. {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the south-east lies Nevatim Airbase, named after the moshav.
History
File:PikiWiki Israel 4502 Nevatim in the Negev.JPG
Nevatim was originally established in 1946 by Jewish olim from Hungary as one of the 11 points in the Negev, its name taken from the Tanakh. In the 1948 Arab–Israeli War the surrounding area, including the city of Beersheba, was briefly captured by the Egyptian Army.{{fact|date=December 2022}}
The Egyptians besieged Nevatim, along with the neighboring village of Beit Eshel which was destroyed and subsequently abandoned. Nevatim managed to hold on throughout the siege, as the villages received air-dropped supplies and most Egyptian efforts were concentrated on continuing northwards.{{fact|date=December 2022}}
Although both were dismantled after the war, Nevatim was re-established at a slightly different location in 1954 by Cochin Jews, who had immigrated from Kochi, India.{{fact|date=December 2022}}
Economy
File:PikiWiki Israel 4510 Nevatim in the Negev.JPG
About half of Nevatim's workers are employed in the village, primarily in agriculture, while the rest work in the nearby industrial areas of Beersheba, Dimona and Neot Hovav. Local employment has gradually diversified, especially into the tourism and service, a move sustained by the moshav's guest houses and the Cochin heritage center.{{fact|date=December 2022}}
The moshav's synagogue is a duplicate of one in Cochin, and incorporates some elements of the original building. It also houses a cultural center and museum about the Jews of Cochin. A restaurant serving Cochini food and pastries caters to tourists. The community also has a swimming pool and a mikvah.
In May 2017, an extension of the railway from Beersheba to Arad via Kuseife was approved. The line would connect to the existing Beersheba-Dimona rail line at a proposed new rail station at Nevatim.{{cite news |last=Yefet |first=Nati |date=May 16, 2017 |title=Arad railway extension approved |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-arad-railway-extension-approved-1001188821 |newspaper=Globes |access-date=April 16, 2019}}
Gallery
File:Nevatim (997009157712805171.jpg|Netavim in 1958
File:Nevatim (997009157712905171.jpg|Netavim in 1958
File:Nevatim (997009157713005171.jpg|Netavim in 1958
File:Nevatim (997009157713105171.jpg|Netavim in 1958
References
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External links
- [http://eng.negev-net.org.il/HTMLs/article.aspx?C2004=12658&BSP=12586 Nevatim] Negev Information Center
{{Bnei Shimon Regional Council}}
Category:Populated places established in 1946
Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
Category:1946 establishments in Mandatory Palestine