Sde Nahum

Sde Nahum
  • שְׂדֵה נַחוּם (Hebrew)
Etymology: Nahum’s Field
Sde Nahum is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Sde Nahum
Sde Nahum
Location within Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Sde Nahum is located in Israel
Sde Nahum
Sde Nahum
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°31′31″N 35°28′54″E / 32.52528°N 35.48167°E / 32.52528; 35.48167
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictJezreel
CouncilEmek HaMaayanot Regional Council
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded5 January 1937
FounderSadeh group members
Population
 (2024)
1,204
Websitewww.sde-nahum.org.il

Sde Nahum (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה נַחוּם, lit. Nahum Field) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located around 4 km northwest of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaMaayanot Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,204.

History

The kibbutz was founded on 5 January 1937 by members of the Sadeh group from the Mikveh Israel agricultural school, as well as immigrants from Austria, Germany and Poland. It was the third kibbutz established as part of the tower and stockade settlement movement. Initially called "Kibbutz HaSadeh," it was later renamed in honour of Nahum Sokolov, a Hebrew writer and Zionist leader.[citation needed]

Ruins of a 5th–6th century Byzantine church has been found in the kibbutz.[citation needed]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Gregersen, Erik (November 16, 2018). "Arieh Warshel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2019.