Magal

This article is about the Israeli kibbutz. For the weapon, see IMI Galil. For the Brazilian singer, see Sidney Magal.

Magal מַגָּל‎
Magal
Coordinates: 32°23′7.8″N 35°2′8.16″E / 32.385500°N 35.0356000°E / 32.385500; 35.0356000Coordinates: 32°23′7.8″N 35°2′8.16″E / 32.385500°N 35.0356000°E / 32.385500; 35.0356000
District	Haifa
Council	Menashe
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1953
Founded by	Nahal
Population (2015)^[1]	1,057
Name meaning	Sickle

Magal (Hebrew: מַגָּל‎, lit. Sickle) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Wadi Ara region of the northern Sharon plain near the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,057.

History

The village was established in 1953 as a Nahal settlement, and was named after the sickle on the Nahal's badge.

Magal is partial owner and has a factory of Netafim, an Israeli irrigation company.

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Menashe Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Barkai Ein Shemer Gan Shmuel Kfar Glikson Lahavot Haviva Magal Ma'anit Metzer Mishmarot Regavim

Moshavim	Ein Iron Gan HaShomron Kfar Pines Maor Mei Ami Sde Yitzhak Talmei Elazar

Community settlement	Mitzpe Ilan

Arab villages	al-Arian Meiser Umm al-Qutuf

Jewish locality	Katzir

Youth village	Alonei Yitzhak

Residential treatment center	Sha'ar Menashe

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