Hararit
Hararit
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 Entrance to Hararit | |
| Etymology: mountainous | |
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| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Misgav |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founded by | Shahaf Transcendental Meditation group |
| Population (2023)[1] | 675 |
Hararit (Hebrew: הֲרָרִית; lit. "mountainous")[2] is a community settlement in the Galilee, Israel. In 2023 it had a population of 675.[1]
History
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Hararit is located on the crest of Mount Netofa in the Lower Galilee. It was established in 1980 as part of a government-sponsored project initiated by Labor party member Nissim Zvili.[3] It was part of a plan to bring more Jewish residents to the Galilee area.[3] Initially it was supposed to be settled by a group of Rafael employees, but they rejected it, as it was too far from their workplace, and eventually it was settled by Shahaf ("Seagull"), a group of people dedicated to the principles of Transcendental Meditation (TM).[4][5] By the year 2000 the TM group was reported to be only half of its original population.[6] In 2008, there were 95 families living in Hararit.[7]
Archaeologists have discovered three large ancient water cisterns and the remains of agricultural terraces in the vicinity of Hararit.[8]
Economy
[edit | edit source]The economy is largely based on hitec, alternative medicine, tourism, with some of the residents operating bed and breakfast establishments.[6]
Notable residents
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Hararit and Lavra Netofa Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Hararit at the site of the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b Zisling, Yael (Oct-Nov 2000) More Netofa: The Land of Olive Oil and Honey Archived 2013-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Gems in Israel, retrieved Sept 24, 2012
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- ^ Liebner Uzi, Settlement and History in Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Galilee retrieved Sept 26, 2012
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