District Southern Affiliation Kibbutz Movement Population (2015) 442 | Council Yoav Founded 1956 Local time Saturday 6:02 PM | |
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Sde Yoav (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה יוֹאָב, lit. Yoav Field) is a kibbutz in south-central Israel. Located between the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 442.
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Map of Sde Yoav, Israel
History
The kibbutz was founded in 1956, and was named after Yitzhak Dubno (nicknamed Yoav) who was killed whilst defending the nearby kibbutz of Negba during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Sde Yoav was founded on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Iraq Suwaydan.
Today, like many kibbutzim, Sde Yoav is in the process of privatization.
References
Sde Yoav Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA