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HaBonim הַבּוֹנִים‎
Moshav HaBonim, 1950
HaBonim
Coordinates: 32°38′9″N 34°55′57″E / 32.63583°N 34.93250°E / 32.63583; 34.93250
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	HaBonim movement
Population	383
Website	www.v-habonim.co.il

HaBonim (Hebrew: הַבּוֹנִים, The Builders) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located 5 km south of Atlit and 3 km north of Kibbutz Nahsholim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 383.

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by the HaBonim movement on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Kafr Lam. The first residents were from the United Kingdom and South Africa. It came to national prominence on 11 June 1985 due to the HaBonim disaster, in which a bus and train collided, killing 22 people, of which 19 were schoolchildren. A monument was erected at the train crossing.

Landmarks

Located in the eastern part of the moshav grounds is the ruined medieval fortress of Cafarlet, sometimes referred to as HaBonim Fortress.

Economy

Agrekal Habonim Industries, a manufacturer of Vermiculite and Perlite, was established in 1950 based on unique technology brought to Israel by the founders of the moshav from South Africa.

References

1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
3. Agrekal Habonim Industries

External links

• Cafarlet Fortress on Gemsinisrael.com

• Hof HaCarmel Regional Council
• Moshavim
• Kibbutz Movement
• Populated places established in 1949
• Populated places in Haifa District
• 1949 establishments in Israel
• British-Jewish culture in Israel
• South African-Jewish culture in Israel