District Northern Affiliation Moshavim Movement Population (2015) 478 | Council Merom HaGalil Founded 1963 Local time Saturday 3:32 AM | |
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Founded by Moroccan and Iranian immigrants Weather 11°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Dovev (Hebrew: דּוֹבֵ"ב) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee around 7 km north of Har Meron near Israel's border with Lebanon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 478.
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Map of Dovev, Israel
History
The moshav was founded in 1963 by immigrants to Israel from Morocco and Iran on the land of the depopulated Arab village of Kafr Bir'im, northwest of the village site. It was named after David Bloch-Blumenfeld (Dovev is an acronym of his initials), one of the leaders of the Labor Movement in the land of Israel, who was a mayor of Tel Aviv. East of the moshav is a nature reserve, the pond of Dovev.
Residents of Dovev were evacuated due to safety concerns during Operation Grapes of Wrath in 1996 and again during the Lebanon War in 1982. In 2006, four Katyusha rockets landed on the outskirts of the moshav, damaging fruit trees.