| Barkai בַּרְקַאי | |
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| Etymology: Morning star | |
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| Coordinates: 32°28′31″N 35°1′45″E / 32.47528°N 35.02917°E / 32.47528; 35.02917 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Menashe |
| Region | Wadi Ara |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 10 May 1949 |
| Founded by | Romanian and Polish Jews |
| Population | 560 |
| Website | www |
Barkai (Hebrew: בַּרְקַאי, lit. 'morning star') is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In 2022, it had a population of 560.
History
Kibbutz Barkai was founded on 10 May 1949 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Wadi Ara.
Economic branches include thermal and acoustic insulation, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops.
Infimer Technologies manufactures a recycled composite polymer that serves as raw material for plastic manufacturers. Combined with virgin plastic, it is used to make chairs, tables, crates, plumbing pipes and toolboxes.
Panorama
Panorama of the kibbutz
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 202. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- After sea of plastic found in Caribbean, one Israeli firm is off to the rescue, The Jerusalem Post
External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)
- Polyon
| Menashe Regional Council | |
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| Kibbutzim | |
| Moshavim | |
| Community settlement | |
| Arab villages | |
| Jewish locality | |
| Youth village | |
| Residential treatment center | |