Bahan, Israel
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Bahan
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 Park Utopia in Bahan | |
  Bahan  Bahan | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′3″N35°1′9″E / 32.35083°N 35.01917°E / 32.35083; 35.01917 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hefer Valley |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founded by | South American immigrants |
| Population (2023) | 1,143[1] |
| Website | www |
Bahan (Hebrew: בַּחַן, lit.'Watchtower') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Bat Hefer, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,143.[1]
History
The kibbutz was established in 1954 by a Nahalgar'in group made up of immigrants from South America. Its name is a biblical word from Isaiah (32:14),[2] also commemorating a watchtower located near the Jordanian border until 1967. Nearby is an archaeological site named Tel Bahan and ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qaqun.[3]
Utopia Park
The kibbutz is the location of Utopia Park, an orchid and tropical flower garden and park.
Notable residents
- Eitan Bronstein immigrated to kibbutz Bahan from Argentina as a child[3]
References
- ^ ab"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^Official website/source of name Bahan (in Hebrew)
- ^ abWeaver, Alain Epp (2014). Mapping exile and return: Palestinian dispossession and a political theology for a shared future. Minneapolis, Minn: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-7012-3.
External links
- Official website(in Hebrew)
