| Hukok חוּקוֹק | |
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 Hukok dining hall, 1980 | |
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| Coordinates: 32°52′48″N 35°29′45″E / 32.88000°N 35.49583°E / 32.88000; 35.49583 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Emek HaYarden |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founded by | Mikveh Israel graduates and Noar Oved members |
| Population | 646 |
Hukok (Hebrew: חוּקוֹק) is a kibbutz in Israel. Located near the Sea of Galilee and the cities of Tiberias and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 646.
History
In 1945, the Hukok fort was built by the Solel Boneh company as a strategic settlement post and named after the biblical village of Huqoq (Joshua 19:34), the supposed burial place of the prophet Habakkuk. It stood near the Palestinian village of Yaquq.
The kibbutz was established in 1946 by graduates of the Mikveh Israel agricultural school and members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement.
Yaquq was depopulated on May 1, 1948 during the civil war phase of the war.
After the 1948 war, the fort was used as an absorption center for new immigrants.
Between 2002 and 2003, as part of a nationwide program, the kibbutz took in 76 immigrants (22 families) from Latin America, of whom 58 remained.
Economy
In addition to agriculture, the kibbutz runs a plastics factory, Hukok Industries. The kibbutz operates a private beach on Lake Kinneret that was awarded a Blue Flag for environmental excellence in 2013.
Notable people
- Tuvia Katz (born 1936), abstract painter
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. 3rd edition, 1993, Jerusalem: Carta, p. 204, ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ^ Ben Yosef, Seffi (March 21, 2007). "Ein Hokuk and the story of Habakkuk". YNet News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Hokuk Fortress". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #73. Gives cause of depopulation as "?"
- Ashkenazi, Eli (February 13, 2004). "Kibbutzim opened doors to 930 new immigrants in 2003". Haaretz. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- Udasin, Sharon (April 28, 2014). "21 Israeli beaches, 2 marinas receive Blue Flag label for environmental quality". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
External links
- OR Movement web site Retrieved on 24 May 2009
| Emek HaYarden Regional Council | |
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