Pelekh

For the school, see Pelech (School).

Pelekh

Pelekh
Coordinates: 32°56′2.39″N 35°14′1.31″E / 32.9339972°N 35.2336972°E / 32.9339972; 35.2336972Coordinates: 32°56′2.39″N 35°14′1.31″E / 32.9339972°N 35.2336972°E / 32.9339972; 35.2336972
District	Northern
Council	Misgav
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1982
Founded by	Hashomer Hatzair
Population (2015)^[1]	100

Pelekh (Hebrew: פֶּלֶךְ‎, lit. Spindle) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council.

History

The village was founded in 1982 by a gar'in of Hashomer Hatzair members. It was named after a section of the Book of Proverbs (31:19) together with the nearby kibbutz Kishorit, whose name is the corresponding word of the same sentence.^[2]

References

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999: Carta, p.57, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)

Misgav Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Eshbal Kishorit Lotem Moran Pelekh Tuval Yahad

Moshavim	Ya'ad Yodfat

Community settlements	Atzmon Avtalion Eshhar Gilon Har Halutz Hararit Harashim Kamon Koranit Lavon Ma'ale Tzviya Manof Mikhmanim Mitzpe Aviv Moreshet Rakefet Shekhanya Shorashim Tal-El Tzurit Yuvalim

Bedouin villages	Arab al-Na'im Dmeide Hamdon Hussniyya Kamanneh Ras al-Ein Sallama

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