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Bahan, Israel

Kibbutz in central Israel

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Place in Central, Israel

Bahan 32°21′3″N 35°1′9″E / 32.35083°N 35.01917°E / 32.35083; 35.01917
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Hefer Valley
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1954
Founded by	South American immigrants
Population (2022)	1,147^[1]
Website	www.bahan.org.il

Bahan (Hebrew: בַּחַן, lit. 'Watchtower') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Bat Hefer, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,147.^[1]

History

The kibbutz was established in 1954 by a Nahal gar'in group made up of immigrants from South America. Its name is a biblical word from Isaiah (32:14),^[2] also commemorating a watchtower located near the Jordanian border until 1967. Nearby is an archaeological site named Tel Bahan and ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qaqun.^[3]

Utopia Park

The kibbutz is the location of Utopia Park, an orchid and tropical flower garden and park.

Notable residents

Eitan Bronstein immigrated to kibbutz Bahan from Argentina as a child^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Official website/source of name Bahan (in Hebrew)
^ ^a ^b Weaver, Alain Epp (2014). Mapping exile and return: Palestinian dispossession and a political theology for a shared future. Minneapolis, Minn: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-7012-3.