Livnim

Livnim
  • לִבְנִים, ליבנים (Hebrew)
Etymology: Birches
Location within Northeast Israel
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°51′51″N 35°29′47″E / 32.86417°N 35.49639°E / 32.86417; 35.49639
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictSafed
CouncilMerom HaGalil
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1982
Population
 (2024)
516

Livnim (Hebrew: לִבְנִים, lit. Birches) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located northwest of the Sea of Galilee in the western Ginosar Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 516.

History

The community was founded in 1982 by members of nearby moshavim as a workers' moshav, on land near the former depopulated Palestinian village of Ghuwayr Abu Shusha. In 1989 it became a community settlement. It is named after the plant "Livne" (Styrax officinalis), that grows in the area.

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 517. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ↑ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 537.