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District
  
Affiliation
  
Population (2015)
  
1,334

Council
  
Founded
  
1945

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:37 AM

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Founded by
  
Demobbed British Army soldiers

Weather
  
14°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 80% Humidity

Living in a paradise by sea wind in mikhmoret israel


Mikhmoret (Hebrew: מִכְמֹרֶת, מכמורת‎, lit. Fishing net) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea around nine kilometres north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,334.

Contents

Map of Mikhmoret, Israel

History

The moshav was founded in 1945 by demobilised soldiers from the British Army, and was named Mikhmoret due to the profession of many of the founders being fishing.

In 2012 Mikhmoret Beach was listed as one of the best beaches in Israel.

Notable residents

  • Amit Inbar (born 1972), Olympic competitive windsurfer, and kitesurfer
  • Moti Kirschenbaum (born 1939), media personality
  • Nimrod Mashiah (born 1988), Israeli windsurfer
  • References

    Mikhmoret Wikipedia


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