Sde Yoav

Sde Yoav
Sde Yoav
Coordinates: 31°38′36.59″N 34°40′53.03″E / 31.6434972°N 34.6813972°ECoordinates: 31°38′36.59″N 34°40′53.03″E / 31.6434972°N 34.6813972°E
District	Southern
Council	Yoav
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1956
Population (2015)[1]	442

Sde Yoav (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה יוֹאָב‎, lit. Yoav Field) is a kibbutz in south-central Israel. Located between the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 442.

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1956, and was named after Yitzhak Dubno (nicknamed Yoav) who was killed whilst defending the nearby kibbutz of Negba during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Today, like many kibbutzim, Sde Yoav is in the process of privatization.

References

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