Council Megilot Affiliation Kibbutz Movement Population (2015) 207 | Region Dead Sea Founded by Nahal Founded 1977 | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 26% Humidity | ||
Alesso falling
Almog (Hebrew: אַלְמוֹג, lit. Coral) is an Israeli settlement and a kibbutz near the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea in the Jordan Rift Valley in the West Bank. It is under the jurisdiction of the Megilot Regional Council. In 2015 its population was 207. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
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Map of Almog
Boaz almog levitates a superconductor
History
Initially established as a Nahal settlement in 1977, Almog became a kibbutz in 1979. It was named after Yehuda Kopolevitz Almog, a Third Aliyah pioneer who founded the potash mining industry which developed into the Dead Sea Works in Sodom. In the 1930s, Almog was one of the founders of the nearby kibbutz Beit HaArava.
Economy
The kibbutz runs a guesthouse and spa. On the grounds of the kibbutz is a small museum displaying copies of the scrolls found in Qumran. The kibbutz grows a variety of experimental crops for export.