Ein Carmel

Place in Haifa, Israel

Ein Carmel עֵין כַּרְמֶל

32°40′33″N 34°57′12″E / 32.67583°N 34.95333°E / 32.67583; 34.95333
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Former residents of Ein HaYam and Ramat Rachel
Population (2022)^[1]	928
Website	www.ein-carmel.org.il

Ein Carmel (Hebrew: עֵין כַּרְמֶל, lit. Carmel Spring) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 928.^[1]

History

The kibbutz was established in 1950 by former residents of Ein HaYam and Ramat Rachel.^[2] The founding charter of the settlement was signed at the end of the War of Independence by four adults and two children from each of the groups of settlers.

The village is located one kilometer from the former Palestinian village of al-Mazar that was depopulated during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and some of the houses of Ein Carmel are land that had belonged to the village.^[3] Although most residents had fled in May 1948,^[4] the village was finally destroyed during an operation in mid-July.^[3]

Notable people

Aaron Ben-Ze'ev (born 1949), Israeli philosopher and President of the University of Haifa

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ History Ein Carmel
^ ^a ^b Morris, 2004, p. 438
^ Morris, 2004, p. 248